EMERGENCY CONTACT

FULL LENGTH: Shawn is pretty sure his one-night-stand with the troubled Derrick can't get any worse after Derrick passes out and then pukes on his own bedroom floor. Things get even more interesting, however, when the concerned Shawn reaches out to Derrick's so-called "Emergency Contact" in his cell phone and finds out that it is Derrick's ex-boyfriend, Manny, who still has a key, a nearby apartment, and is all...

FULL LENGTH: Shawn is pretty sure his one-night-stand with the troubled Derrick can't get any worse after Derrick passes out and then pukes on his own bedroom floor. Things get even more interesting, however, when the concerned Shawn reaches out to Derrick's so-called "Emergency Contact" in his cell phone and finds out that it is Derrick's ex-boyfriend, Manny, who still has a key, a nearby apartment, and is all too eager to come over and save the day.
CW: Mental health; suicide

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  • Paul Donnelly: EMERGENCY CONTACT

    A casual hook-up turns out to be anything but casual between these damaged and sympathetic men. The crackling dialogue allows each to reveal his inner demons and to achieve his painful resolution. The narrative becomes progressively more gripping as the stakes rise and revelations are forced. We share an honest journey with three vividly drawn and complex characters whose stories could not be more compellingly rendered.

    A casual hook-up turns out to be anything but casual between these damaged and sympathetic men. The crackling dialogue allows each to reveal his inner demons and to achieve his painful resolution. The narrative becomes progressively more gripping as the stakes rise and revelations are forced. We share an honest journey with three vividly drawn and complex characters whose stories could not be more compellingly rendered.

  • Shaun Leisher: EMERGENCY CONTACT

    I really loved this play. A play about hookup between two people that meet on an app that goest terribly wrong. You can tell from the minute Shawn walks into Derrick's apartment that this night will not go as planned but there was no predicting what would actually happen. This play is such an honest depiction of mental illness and codependent relationships. All three of these characters have their own demons to deal with and I really appreciated getting to witness them at their most vulnerable. Produce this play.

    I really loved this play. A play about hookup between two people that meet on an app that goest terribly wrong. You can tell from the minute Shawn walks into Derrick's apartment that this night will not go as planned but there was no predicting what would actually happen. This play is such an honest depiction of mental illness and codependent relationships. All three of these characters have their own demons to deal with and I really appreciated getting to witness them at their most vulnerable. Produce this play.

  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: EMERGENCY CONTACT

    This play is built with very real dialogues and characters you want to get invested in. The audience becomes a fly on the wall one fateful night when two people, both messed up in their own way happen to meet and, through a series of events that feel like they could happen to anyone, a third joins them. From the word go you want to know what is happening and as the story unfolds you NEED to know how it will progress. Its a wonderfully real and emotional piece that frames the compexity that is circumstances and relationships

    This play is built with very real dialogues and characters you want to get invested in. The audience becomes a fly on the wall one fateful night when two people, both messed up in their own way happen to meet and, through a series of events that feel like they could happen to anyone, a third joins them. From the word go you want to know what is happening and as the story unfolds you NEED to know how it will progress. Its a wonderfully real and emotional piece that frames the compexity that is circumstances and relationships

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre Rhinoceros, Year 2021
  • Type Reading, Organization Emerson College, Year 2017