The Next Horseman: A Comedy Playscript for Video Chat

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse meet for their centennial strategy call. Theyre firing Pestilence-and they need a new Horseman fast! But whos the lucky candidate? Internet Trollings too angry Bigotry wont fit on the horse and Injustice is just too easy to defeat. Will Climate Change get the job? This fast-paced funny (& ultimately hopeful!) script is designed for rehearsal and performance over any video chat. Cast: 6 single roles and 3-13+ actors to double.All characters can be any gender. Running time: 30 minutesAllison Williams plays have made the Educational Theatre Associations most produced in high schools list with thousands of productions worldwide. Shes the author of Hamlette Mmmbeth and Drop Dead Juliet!From The Next Horseman DEATH: If it were up to me Id never have moved past the Dark Ages. But times change and so must we. Lets get these candidates in-weve got a long list and Im expecting the cable guy sometime between noon and next July.FAMINE: Whats broken?DEATH: Nothing. Hes on my list and Im trying to work from home.WAR: Hold on before we attack this whats the selection criteria? Is it fight to the death and winner takes all or panel interviews?KAY: Excuse me Jerry in HR has issued a new policy against fighting to the death.WAR: Sometimes I wonder if Jerrys really in tune with the ethos of our organization....CONSPIRACY THEORIES appears wearing tinfoil hat and Lizard People t-shirt.CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Hi. Nostradamus predicted I wouldnt get this job because youre all controlled by the government. Which is both incredibly far-reaching and controlling and also completely incompetent.DEATH: And your passion is...?CONSPIRACY THEORIES: I dream up unlikely and unfeasible scenarios and then people convince each other theyre actually true.WAR: How is that any different than Lying? Or Paranoia?CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Its not. I just have a better agent. Would you like to hear about the Illuminati?EVERYONE: No!CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Um thanks for your time. Is Social Media still here? Shes my ride.