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Attention Surplus Disorder

Ten-Minute Play

• Selected for Ross Alternative Works (RAW)
  Ross Valley Players (Ross, CA).
  Staged readings, January 24-25, 2009

In a world where ADD is the norm, Mitchell seeks treatment because he actually reads entire books and watches complete movies. Dr. Hunter is joined by his colleague Dr. Collier and assistant Ms. Wright as he sporadically investigates Mitchell's symptoms. Mitchell perseveres as they occasionally return to diagnosing his problem, which he fears to be the dreaded Attention Surplus Disorder.

Available for production (3M, 1F, 1 set). Contact the playwright.

 

Origins

What would (will?) the world be like when people with longer attention spans become the exception? What will treating today's "normal" look like when seen as a problem?