Mark Whicker
Long Beach, CA
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Plays

Protect Yourself At All Times
by Mark Whicker

Curtis Jerome is a contender whose opponent dies from injuries he administers in the ring. He struggles with his guilt and remorse, and with the differing reactions from those around him. In the end he finds resolution in going back to basics.

Cast:
Curtis Jerome, boxer. Nathan Johnson, trainer. Max Beldorf, manager. Angela Winston, love interest Christina Ortega, widow of boxer Eddie Santillan, promoter Ricky Serrano, promoter Myron Berman, promoter Grady Jerome, brother Sandra Young, therapist
Vote For Herbert
by Mark Whicker

Herbert is a retired pharmacist, a little bored, and very annoyed at the TV ads by a State Senate candidate in his district in Ohio. Prodded by his grandson, who is a lawyer and political consultant, he decides he'll run for the same seat -- a rookie at 82. In the process he learns a lot about the place he's always lived, and is a little bemused at how much he wants it. A comedy, mostly.

Cast:
Herbert Granger, 82, retired pharmacist David Bosserman, his grandson Cassie Rotenhaus, David's girlfriend' Shane Stryker, political candidate Paula Bosserman, Herbert's daughter Michael Scheinbaum, governor of Ohio Walter Bergeron, unhoused friend of Herbert's Sid Meadows, Herbert's barber Jake Ziegler, friend Bert Fleming, friend Ned Graham, general practitioner Stuart, Wittenberg University student Kate, Wittenberg University student Rev. Donald Doleman, pastor, First Presbyterian Church