Short Play #2: "Job Hunting in the Age of Farmville" (a one-minute play)

“Job Hunting in the Age of Farmville”

a One-Minute Play

by Kirby Fields

Produced as part of Spare Change Theater's One-Minute Play Festival, New York, September 10-11, 2010, and again as part of the Best Of Festival, July 29, 2011

At rise:  GLADWELL on one side of the desk, RUPERT on the other.

GLADWELL

So, Mr. Rupert.

RUPERT

Yes.

GLADWELL

Your education is impressive.  Your past experience exactly what we’re looking for.  And your references impeccable. 

RUPERT

Great.  So when do I—?

GLADWELL

I’m afraid, however, that we’re not going to be able to hire you.

RUPERT

But, why not?

GLADWELL

Well, we were all ready to make an offer, and then we checked your Facebook page.

RUPERT

Oh.

GLADWELL

Yes.

RUPERT

I see.  May I ask what it was exactly that—.

GLADWELL

I’d really rather not—.

RUPERT

Was it the picture of me getting tazed on the field in Philly?  Or the one of me doing a line of coke off a hooker’s ass?  Or wait a minute!  I know!  It was the beer bong with Mike the Situation Sorrentino, wasn’t it?

GLADWELL

No, no.  We’re a very tolerant company.  It wasn’t any of those things.

RUPERT

Then what was it then?

GLADWELL

It’s your status updates.

RUPERT

What about them?

GLADWELL

They’re just not very funny.

(end of play)