RAGE, CHILDREN! RAGE!

by William Ivor Fowkes

FULL-LENGTH PLAY (110 MINUTES). Jeremy Fletcher, a journalist desperate to find a good story that will save his career, thinks he’s found it when he encounters Celia Watts, a black homeless woman who claims to be the daughter of a famous white actress. For her part, Celia is worn out by life on the street and thinks Jeremy may offer a way out. Both characters are struggling from the lingering effects of child...

FULL-LENGTH PLAY (110 MINUTES). Jeremy Fletcher, a journalist desperate to find a good story that will save his career, thinks he’s found it when he encounters Celia Watts, a black homeless woman who claims to be the daughter of a famous white actress. For her part, Celia is worn out by life on the street and thinks Jeremy may offer a way out. Both characters are struggling from the lingering effects of child abuse and parental betrayals. But how much deception and manipulation will it take for each of them to get what they want?

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RAGE, CHILDREN! RAGE!

Character Information

  • Jeremy Fletcher
    A journalist. Inquisitive, but guarded. Smart, but sometimes clueless about how to deal with people. High I.Q., lower E.Q
    33
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Celia Watts
    A homeless woman. Dramatic. Hot tempered. Engaging. Deceptive. Complicated. Unstable. Although Celia has erratic mood swings and a short temper, there must always be something endearing and compelling about her. [Note: When Celia first appears, she speaks in a strange street dialect. Later on, the audience will discover that she is a well-educated woman and has put on this dialect as a strategy for survival on the streets. The dialect is a combination of how she’s heard other people around her speak and how she imagines street hustlers speak.]
    31
    Bi-racial (black/white)
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Garrett Lucas
    A street hustler. Caring but a little scary.
    35
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Linda Morrow
    A successful stage and screen actress. Well put together but self-centered and deceptive.
    57
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Shane Simmons
    A law firm researcher and a podcast star. Looking for love, but nobody’s fool.
    32
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male