Who: brittany tara vera sammy tom hope amberamaryllis edward mary senator twin job man mother rhondasecret girlfriend social media prologue (The students are gathered around on the lawn.) amber: This is it. amaryllis: The damp, god-awful lawn. sammy: Where we slept for a week vera: And dreamed tara: And fought tom: And fell in …
For the children.editors’ note: Newtown is commissioned by American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Public Theater. This excerpt consists of the play’s first act. Punctuation and capitalization choices indicate rhythm and pacing.Characters:Nancy (52)Adam (20)Place & Time:I: A house. December 14, 2012. II: The White House. i: Adam’s mother …
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(The theme from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone plays in its entirety as a Roomba wearing a cowboy hat enters the stage. The full song plays out with lighting effects dramatically proclaiming the Cowboy’s entrance. He is amazing, this cowboy. Once a different western song comes on, the Cowboy speaks.) …
Author’s note: A Dead Black Man is both a call to action and my love note to black men. I want to remind America to cherish black men and give them space to dream again. I want to imagine black men in all of their many hues, in all of their sensitivities, quirks, passions, and …
Author’s Note: This play was commissioned by the Passage Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It was developed without input or approval from the Dr. Bronner’s Company, and all representations of Emanuel Bronner and his family members herein are entirely fictional. This play was originally developed and co-conceived with Sammy Zeisel; it would not have been possible …
To my chosen Family Characters: CAN: An actor comfortable playing masc. Twenties/early thirties. He is naive but a survivor. He learns on the job and is eager to please. A young person you want to care for. He sounds very American. MANJU: An actor comfortable playing femme. A very young fifty. Manju is a mother …
characters: LILA: Female, early thirties, Jewish American, a mother SOLI: Female, early thirties, Venezuelan immigrant, her nanny An additional actress in her twenties or thirties is needed for a brief nonspeaking role. casting note: It may be interesting to position Lila and Soli as looking very ethnically similar. setting: Now or soon. A living room …
“The old will die, and the young will forget.” CHARACTERS: BONNIE: Mom. American woman. JAMIL: Dad. Middle Eastern man. DEMA: Daughter. Half. Thirteen years old. NOOR: Daughter. Half. Ten years old. GAIL: Next-door neighbor. MARK: Gail’s husband. ACTOR: A man, a prophet. Supernatural, unrelenting, paranormal, transcendent, and psychic. Note: / indicates an overlap with the …