you don't have to do anything

by Ryan Drake

Teddy and Clark aren't friends, but they have been talking online for 11 years. As Teddy traverses his memories to piece together moments of their relationship, the more convoluted and fractal they become. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING is a play about when intimacy feels filthy.

Teddy and Clark aren't friends, but they have been talking online for 11 years. As Teddy traverses his memories to piece together moments of their relationship, the more convoluted and fractal they become. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING is a play about when intimacy feels filthy.

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  • Jasmine Sharma: you don't have to do anything by Ryan Drake
    “

    Precise, haunting and honest, this play is not only a gift for actors, but an accessible and considerate exploration of sexual violence and adolescence in the internet age. With language that is easy on the ears and grueling on the heart, this is a piece that especially universities and colleges should consider!!

    Precise, haunting and honest, this play is not only a gift for actors, but an accessible and considerate exploration of sexual violence and adolescence in the internet age. With language that is easy on the ears and grueling on the heart, this is a piece that especially universities and colleges should consider!!

    ”
  • Katrina Clairvoyant: you don't have to do anything by Ryan Drake
    “

    Fun, raw, and thought-provoking. What this play does is lull you into a false sense of security with charmingly crude banter and childhood scenarios that any adult can look back on and relate to, only to twist everything around to tell an incredibly personal and heartwrenching story. A beautiful read.

    Fun, raw, and thought-provoking. What this play does is lull you into a false sense of security with charmingly crude banter and childhood scenarios that any adult can look back on and relate to, only to twist everything around to tell an incredibly personal and heartwrenching story. A beautiful read.

    ”
  • Adam Szymkowicz: you don't have to do anything by Ryan Drake
    “

    This play is intense. So honest and well written. Read this.

    This play is intense. So honest and well written. Read this.

    ”

Development History

  • Residency, HERE Arts Center Sublet Series, Presented by Will Arbery, 2024
  • Workshop, IRT Theater, 2022
  • Reading, Less Than Rent Theatre, 2018

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