Timeless Toy
Timeless Toy
Short
· Comedy · 30 pages
Status: Spec
It's Christmas, and Zoe, an overworked twenty-something leaves the toy store unlocked, where a sub par hold-up, gives everyone exactly what they need.
Written by
David Stobbe
1 Writer
Chicago, Illinois
Hey, David Stobbe here. Actor/writer based out of Chicago, Illinois. Like many midwesterner's I didn't go far, originally from under the power lines of Joliet, I moved to Chicago and started working the theater scene. Traveling for regional theater and indie films, I started writing for a collective that has produced work through the independent c...
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Additional Project Info
It's the day before Christmas, and Zoe forgets to lock up the toy store, allowing all kinds of lonely people to wander in. But tonight, just one. A tall bearded man with a penchant for dragon figurines, has been staking the place for the employee discount. So when he locks Zoe and her co-workers in the basement, Zoes ex, wanders in catching him in the act, forcing everyone to confront their own chronic loneliness, and the impulsive choices it drives us to. Timeless Toy is the story of everyone's search for belonging, meaningful communication, and the hope that while everyone might not get what they want, they'll get what they need.