GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

[10-minute drama for two actors, gender neutral]

A long-term married couple. When a health emergency lands one of them in the hospital, both partners must confront the realities of the situation and what lies ahead. A story about the moments we wish we could take back.

[staged reading] Village Players of Hatboro One-Acts Showcase, Hatboro PA, June 2025
Winner, Audience Favorite Drama Award, 4th Street Theatre...

[10-minute drama for two actors, gender neutral]

A long-term married couple. When a health emergency lands one of them in the hospital, both partners must confront the realities of the situation and what lies ahead. A story about the moments we wish we could take back.

[staged reading] Village Players of Hatboro One-Acts Showcase, Hatboro PA, June 2025
Winner, Audience Favorite Drama Award, 4th Street Theatre, Chesterton IN 2024
[Production, 10-Minute Play Festival, 4th Street Theatre, Chesterton IN, August -September 2024]
[Production, Short Play Festival 2024, Appalachian State University, Boone NC]
[Production, Miami One-Acts Festival 2023, Hialeah FL]
[Online Reading, Barrow Group NYC First Friday Series, Nov 2022]

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GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

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  • Charles Scott Jones: GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

    Very very moving! I was surprised that Jeen’s inability to find words, her aphasia, is such a strength in the script. The tension between Jeen and Zannie (great names) is drawn out with such empathy that I felt knocked back with the power of it. Not taking sides, just feeling their predicament. I would love to see a performance of GOING HOME by Arianna Rose

    Very very moving! I was surprised that Jeen’s inability to find words, her aphasia, is such a strength in the script. The tension between Jeen and Zannie (great names) is drawn out with such empathy that I felt knocked back with the power of it. Not taking sides, just feeling their predicament. I would love to see a performance of GOING HOME by Arianna Rose

  • Paul Donnelly: GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

    Going home takes on a shattering double meaning in this moving exploration of the balance between holding on and letting go. Jeen's pain and frustration and Zannie's struggle to cope are detailed with honesty and poignance. There is a powerful mix of love and melancholy and hope and despair and loss and remembrance at work here.

    Going home takes on a shattering double meaning in this moving exploration of the balance between holding on and letting go. Jeen's pain and frustration and Zannie's struggle to cope are detailed with honesty and poignance. There is a powerful mix of love and melancholy and hope and despair and loss and remembrance at work here.

  • Lee R. Lawing: GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

    There are always those moments we think back on and are pained at what we said or didn't say and Going Home brings this into focus as a couple deal with the death of another and all of that pain that comes from that. This play is as perfect as a piece of poetry and will leave everyone who reads it or sees in tears that are from both the heart and soul.

    There are always those moments we think back on and are pained at what we said or didn't say and Going Home brings this into focus as a couple deal with the death of another and all of that pain that comes from that. This play is as perfect as a piece of poetry and will leave everyone who reads it or sees in tears that are from both the heart and soul.

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Character Information

JEEN, 40s+ Any gender or ethnicity.
former I.T. Specialist, diabetic, heart issues.
Married to Zannie. Has aphasia from a previous stroke and cannot find the right word at times. Sometimes speaks with ease, other times struggles.

ZANNIE, 40s+ Any gender or ethnicity.
Teacher, married to Jeene. Has been their caregiver for several months. Talkative.
  • JEEN
    former I.T. Specialist, diabetic, heart issues.
    Married to Zanne. Has aphasia from a previous stroke and cannot find the right word at times. Sometimes speaks with ease, other times struggles.
    Character Age
    40s+
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • ZANNIE
    Teacher, married to Jene. Has been their caregiver for several months. Talkative.
    Character Age
    40s+
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Village Players of Hatboro One-Acts Showcase, PA, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization 4th Street Theatre, Chesterton IN, Year 2024
  • Type University, Organization Appalachian St. University Short Play Festival, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Miami One-Acts Festival, Miami FL, Year 2023

Awards

  • Favorite Drama
    4th Street Theatre
    Audience Choice
    2024