No Transferable Skills

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Summary

A humorous one-act play where a man who believes he is Superman interviews for a job with a perplexed career advisor.

No Transferable Skills

Highlights

The Interview Setup

Clark Kent enters a career advisor's office exhibiting bizarre, nervous behavior, including intense mirror grooming, using breath spray, and performing what appear to be superhero power poses. He is dressed in a trench coat and glasses, hiding a Superman suit underneath.

The Conflict of Qualifications

During the interview with Mr./Ms. Jenkins, Clark provides absurd answers about his identity and skills, claiming to be from the 'Fortress of Solitude' and describing abilities like flying, X-ray vision, and being faster than a speeding bullet. The scene is interrupted by an eccentric assistant, Wanda, and various references to other comic book characters.

The Reality Revealed

As the career advisor concludes that Clark has no transferable skills, a woman named Louise arrives to collect him. The ending reveals that Louise works at 'Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital,' implying that Clark is experiencing a delusion regarding his identity as a superhero.

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