Felis Catus, Superhero
Alister wants to hire his cat Jasper for a senior executive role at the public relations firm he runs as CEO. The partners are opposed, and Alister has agreed to discuss it at the campground corporate retreat for the senior team. Unknown to the partners, he has also brought Jasper along. Julie, the vice-president of HR, has influence with the partners and together Alister and Jasper scheme to get her support. After a discussion of how employment discrimination practices pertain to the hiring of cats, Jasper gets impatient and decides to win Julie over by saving her from an attack of the deadly Sydney funnel web spider whose venom is highly toxic to people but harmless to cats.
Themes and issues
Nepo-kitties, cross-species culture wars, employment discrimination against animals, office romances, cat ladies, selectively toxic spiders.
Production history
This play has not yet been produced.
Genre
Comedy, satire.
Acts and run time
One act, approximately 10 minutes.
Cast
Three actors (2 women, 1 man). Roles may be cast with actors of any race.
Note on playing Jasper
Jasper is extroverted and curious. The actor should have fun with this role, allowing her to express her large feline personality. Indifferent to corporate norms of social interaction (for example, no biting or scratching colleagues, no killing birds) Jasper takes notice of people only on her terms. Costuming can be as simple as a tail, cat ears, fur mittens and stick-on whiskers.
Performance rights
You may download a perusal copy of this copyrighted play for review. Performance rights inquiries to the playwright at rights@rbws.ca or the Playwrights Guild of Canada at playwrightsguild.ca.
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