“Russian Roulette” by Mike Eserkaln
CAST NEEDS:
1 – Man
DURATION:
15 minutes
SYNOPSIS:
Roger has a secret; the kind of secret that chisels away at your soul, slowly chipping away the life that compels a person to live another day. His only resolve is to play a game of Russian Roulette in the hopes of wiping away a tragic memory. The only problem is… Roger survives.
DOWNLOAD PDF HERE: Russian Roulette
PRODUCTIONS:
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 2005 – Rising Phoenix Award
It was just recently made into a short film here:
I also have a version of this monologue that I converted into a movie (which the film linked above decided not to go with and just did a straight up monologue version.) If you’re interested in the film script version, it can be found here: Russian Roulette Movie-PDF
*All of my works are free to read, perform, produce and/or adapt anyway you like. All I ask is that you contact me and let me know how things went. Credit me as writer and include my web-site (Mike Eserkaln www.eserkaln.com ) Photos and reviews of productions would be great too. Also, donations are always appreciated. Thanks.