If you want to know what's wrong with the world, just ask Bill. In fact, if you don't want to know ... he'll tell you anyway. Yet, for a man who hates almost everything, there is one thing Bill loves. That's when he and Andy, Ty, Blake, Gordon and Karl gather for the great ritual of their Friday-Night Poker Game. Whether it's Texas Hold'em, Five Card Stud or Follow the Bitch, it's the sanctity of the game that matters, and Bill has been the host and keeper of this weekly, all-night event for over ten years.
But tonight, things go terribly wrong. Andy brings news that may jeopardize the game forever: he's getting married. Also, Gordon and Ty let Andy in on a little secret that could destroy their friendship. Then, as if things weren't bad enough, for the first time somebody's invited a woman to join the game. And she's damn good.
Will Bill be able to keep the one good thing in his life from falling apart? Will he have to settle for a different kind of game or no game at all? Either way, the odds are against him, and it's gonna be a long time til dawn.
"Considerable humor and passion."
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"Clever comedy dexterously handled."
Variety
Follow the Bitch
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The Elvis Test
a play by Julian David Stone
Christmas, 1965. All is not well behind the walls of Graceland. Elvis Presley, the once undisputed king of Rock and Roll, finds himself on the verge of losing his crown to invaders from a faraway land. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and a myriad of other younger, hipper bands have stolen the attention of the youth of America. Elvis, trapped in a prison of making bad movies and even worse music, watches as the cultural revolution he started is about to leave him far behind. But like the true King he is, Elvis is not about to go down without a fight. In an attempt to regain the cheers, the screams, the music and all that made Elvis ELVIS, he decides to drop acid.