Koogler - Kill Floor

Kill FloorAbe Kooglers plays include Advance Man, Blue Skies Process, Fulfillment Center and Kill Floor, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theater in October 2015. He was a Michener Fellow at UT-Austin, and is a winner of the Kennedy Centers Paula Vogel Award and Williamstown Theatre Festivals Weissberger Award. He was born and raised in Washington State. Abe Koogler Kill Floor Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Kill Floor Kill Floor received its world premiere at Lincoln Center Theater, New York, in the Claire Tow space, produced by LCT3, on 3 October 2015 with the following cast and creative team:

Contents Andy, female, mid-thirties, white.B, male, fifteen, half-black and half-white (although its okay if this role is played by an actor who is black i.e. not mixed-race). Rick, male, mid-thirties, white.Simon, male, fifteen, white.Sarah, female, thirties, white.Time 2003. Location A small town next to a major highway. Notes A word that is italicized and in parentheses at the end of a dash, like this AndyReally, its (great) should be left unsaid. Its what the character would have said had they continued speaking.

Actors do not need to hold a space for this unsaid dialogue. Its for context only. A forward slash ( / ) signifies overlapping dialogue. The next line begins at the slash. A pause can be any length, from a quick beat to a long silence. ) that sits on its own line is a silent beat owned by that character. ) that sits on its own line is a silent beat owned by that character.

When two lines are adjacent like this

So Loved and Lisa are said at the same time, then Moved and Big, etc. Sound of the kill floor. No animal sounds just metallic clanging, whirring, banging. It gets louder and louder and louder until:Lights up on a small office.RickandAndy, both in their mid-thirties.Both in cheap business casual.RickSo! AndyYeah, so uh, thanks for Ricks cell phone rings.RickSorry. AndyNo, thats Rick (answering)Hey. Yeah. ... Yup. ... ...

Ill pick him up. ... I said I will pick him up. ... I said I heard you, and I will fucking do it. And dont call me at work.

Send me a text. What? ... That sounds nice. ... I said pasta sounds nice.He hangs up. Sorry. AndyNo, thats RickLove her! The kid too.

But wish I could kill em both, sometimes. Like, you know, strangle. AndyUh-huh. RickMy sons four. Got this huge head. AndyA what? RickHis head is huge.

I dont know. Its funny. AndyThats funny. So RickSo howve you been? AndyIve been alright. RickHear from you, its like oh yeah! Her! You know. RickFun. RickFun.

Man, we had fun. High school. AndyUh-huh. RickYou, on the... AndyWhat? RickSquad, with the (pom poms) AndyOh, I wasnt RickNo? AndyNo. RickHuh. RickHuh.

Guess I must of AndyIts fine. I wasnt really RickNo, I remember you. Definitely. Definitely. Andy... AndyThats me. AndyThats me.

Down by the RickYup. Huh? AndyOh, thats where I used to live. Down by the RickDown by the old AndyYup. RickThats right. AndyAnyway. RickRuff, ruff! Howd it go? AndyI think thats it. RickThe bulldog bark. Pause.RickSo I took a look at your rsum... AndyRight, yes. Good. RickAnd I know youve just gotten out of prison AndyYeah. RickI appreciate you telling that to me, and its AndyReally trying to RickOf course. AndyAnd if youre worried about anything, Ive got a woman in the uh, training program, the job training program there, who knows me. AndyAnd if youre worried about anything, Ive got a woman in the uh, training program, the job training program there, who knows me.

You can call her, she likes me, I never had any RickWe dont have anything, Andy. AndyWhats that? RickUp here in the office, we dont have anything. AndyOh. I thought RickI thought maybe, but I talked to my supervisor up in HQ and... AndyOh. No, sure. No, sure.

Thats Been looking all over. Its hard. Nothing out there. RickYou tried Dairy Queen? AndyCant work fast food. RickNo dignity in that. RickThats for sure. RickThats for sure.

What about up in Aberdeen? AndyDont have a car. And they cut those buses. So. Well, thanks, I guess RickWait wait. We do have I mean if you want to work down there. AndyDown there? RickWith the (cows) AndyOh, the ? RickYeah.

Its hard work. AndyIve worked hard. Whats the pay? RickWell, lets see. We can start you out at I can probably get you around, uh Would twelve work? AndyHoly shit. RickI know its not AndyNo, its Twelve would work fine. Great. Great.

Course theres no benefits. Insurance, all that. AndyPshhh. Benefits. Healthy as an ox. AndyHah! RickHahaha. AndyThats good. AndyThats good.

Youre good. Thank you, really. RickIts (nothing) AndyReally, its (great) RickOh How do you feel about Mexicans? AndyI dont know. Good? RickNice people. Really reliable. RickHard working. AndyThey sound nice. RickVery nice. Calm. Good. Good.

So I think were good. AndyThats it? RickEight a.m. tomorrow! Or make it seven. Paperwork and stuff.