Synopsis A woman on a diet competes in a battle of willpower with her talkative tummy. As she aims to make her stomach smaller, her angry abdomen responds by cramping up and complaining. This short comedy begins with Tammy’s tummy making a loud gurgling noise. Embarrassed, she lifts up her shirt to reveal a face painted on her stomach. Her tummy disputes Tammy’s extreme desire to rid herself of her belly fat. The tummy ultimately wins out and demands a sacrifice of chocolate.

Production History Viaduct Theatre Gone in Sixty Seconds Halifax, UK Menagerie Theatre Company Hotbed One-Page-Play-Competition Cambridge, UK Artist’s Showcase of Atlanta Production Atlanta, GA Central New York Shakespeare, Inc. 60 Second Play Festival Syracuse, NY Mind the Gap World Theatre Day New York, NY Boiling Point Players Fight Night Houston, TX Actors' Theatre of Columbus Summer Camp for Adults Performance Columbus, OH

Amy Pope in Tummy Tirade at Boiling Point Players in Houston, Texas. Directed by Autumn Clack, Melanie Martin, and Ruth S. McCleskey. Photographer: Ruth S McCleskey.

Running Time: 1 minute Set: office hallway (interior unit) Cast: 1 F, 1 voice-over any gender