In a land where contracting a fatal disease is seen as an act of righteousness, two strangers who have just slept together wait to see if she has caught the illness he says he has.
In a land where contracting a fatal disease is seen as an act of righteousness, two strangers who have just slept together wait to see if she has caught the illness he says he has.
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The Tailers
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Emmet L.F. Cameron:
The Tailers
by David L. Williams
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Williams speculates well, creating characters whose choices & desires make human sense within their circumstances, even though they are so alien to most of us looking into this diorama from our own circumstances.
Williams speculates well, creating characters whose choices & desires make human sense within their circumstances, even though they are so alien to most of us looking into this diorama from our own circumstances.
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Mathew Green:
The Tailers
by David L. Williams
“
This short play is a fascinating puzzle that resembles our world, or one just down the road and around a corner. Reminds me of Sam Shepard at his most mysterious. Very good use of dialogue and pace.
This short play is a fascinating puzzle that resembles our world, or one just down the road and around a corner. Reminds me of Sam Shepard at his most mysterious. Very good use of dialogue and pace.
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Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn:
The Tailers
by David L. Williams
“
This is an interesting concept around a somewhat familiar and terrifying topic. Someone TRYING to get sick in order to avoid the pressures of life? At first you just want to shake Molly for thinking this way, but then you just want to hold her tight because she just seems so lost in the world. George is such a kind person to her, but you can tell he too is scared, but for other reasons. And the nicknames Williams gives the disease seeking people of this world are clever and dark. A play that will truly leave you thinking.
This is an interesting concept around a somewhat familiar and terrifying topic. Someone TRYING to get sick in order to avoid the pressures of life? At first you just want to shake Molly for thinking this way, but then you just want to hold her tight because she just seems so lost in the world. George is such a kind person to her, but you can tell he too is scared, but for other reasons. And the nicknames Williams gives the disease seeking people of this world are clever and dark. A play that will truly leave you thinking.
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Production History
TypeProfessional, Organization15 Minute Play Festival, Year2011
TypeProfessional, OrganizationCrown Point Festival, Year2007
TypeProfessional, OrganizationAcme New Works Winter Festival, Year2005