here is a "play", circa 2004.
2004
Setting: A hotel room in the style of the Best Western or Holiday Inn. A queen size bed, a low dresser, and a television on top of the dresser for example.
A man in his 30’s dressed in causal garb (slacks, tennis shoes, polo shirt) opens the hotel room door, enters with his bags, set them down on the side of the bed closest the window, and sits down on the bed. He takes off his shoes. He looks around. He gets up and slides the window curtain apart and looks out, seeing nothing, then opens a few drawers on the dresser. Seeing nothing inside, he closes them. He sees the remote control sitting on the television and picks it up, and returns to the bed, this time propping himself up with pillows, his legs all the way on the bed. He turns on the television and watches it. He flips through the channels. This goes on for five minutes.
He turns and picks up the phone on the nightstand. He pauses briefly to look at the information posted on the phone and dials one number.
Man: Hey there, this is room 227. I’m calling for a wake up call at six o’clock.
The man listens to the voice on the phone
Man: Great, thanks. [hangs up the phone]
He leans back, continuing to watch the television. This goes on…
1st Person in Audience: Boooooring
The man looks out at the audience with a confused/pained expression, then gets off the bed and leaves through the door.
The television remains on. Two minutes later, the hotel room door opens and person in a chicken costume enters, holding a silver platter on which a letter sits next to a letter opener. The chicken turns off the television and sits at the foot of the bed, opening the letter with the letter opener. He begins to read…
Voice Over: Dear chicken. I got your urgent message. I understand you.
