PLAYERS AND PUPPETS

by Geoffrey Samuels - read by Steve Ellery, Cornelia Brelowski and Clayton Nemrow

Barbara wants to be alone after yet another failed relationship. She retreats to a friend's empty apartment on the North Fork, Long Island to regain her balance. The last person she wants to see is a man, but her emotional recovery plans are upset when Shepp, an artist, unexpectedly arrives at her door.

As a favor to her host, she must let him in. Barbara tries to keep her distance, but he ignores her signals and soon finds himself on the hot seat. Is life a stage and are we merely players?

Players & Puppets is a one-act comedy about relationship friction, fiction and renewal.

An American business writer based in Berlin, Geoffrey Samuels graduated from Stanford University and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.