The Next Time Portnoy Sneezed

10 minute, 2M

Colgate University, Masque and Triangle, November 2024

Two actors on stage, one woman in a suit standing with hands behind back, one man in checkered pants and sweater with arm crossed and mouth open, against a brick wall with a black screen. Yellow text overlaying the image reads: 'The Next Time Portnoy Sneezed A ten minute play by Sam Heyman'.

On this day, Portnoy awoke with a start. What would happen to Portnoy on this day was something no one could have foreseen. It all started going wrong when he found the man hiding behind his curtain.

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