Outsider

by Catherine Stewart

Kae is trapped. Inside her room, inside her body. While facing a long recovery from a debilitating accident, she teeters on the edge of her infinite abyss. Visitors come and visitors go, but there's a voice in her head that’s hanging around. As she spirals further into her own universe she’s left questioning whether taking a single step will lead her in the right direction, and back towards the outside.

Kae is trapped. Inside her room, inside her body. While facing a long recovery from a debilitating accident, she teeters on the edge of her infinite abyss. Visitors come and visitors go, but there's a voice in her head that’s hanging around. As she spirals further into her own universe she’s left questioning whether taking a single step will lead her in the right direction, and back towards the outside.

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Outsider

Character Information

Note on casting: INSIDER’s identity, although not prescribed by the playwright in terms of age or gender, is a choice which the production team should make with respect to their understanding of KAE as an individual. ERIN and INSIDER may double.
  • KAE
    18
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • ERIN,
    18
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • GRAHAM
    24
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • HELEN,
    40s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • COACH RILEY / JASON
    22
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • INSIDER
    INSIDER’s identity, although not prescribed by the playwright in terms of age or gender, is a choice which the production team should make with respect to their understanding of KAE as an individual
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

Development History

  • Reading, ScribLab, 2022
  • Reading, 24 Hour Plays / Dramatist Guild, End of Play, 2022