Thicker Than...

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Jillian is ready for a change. Her adult son, Tom, is not. Set in a not-too-distant future where a new kind of technology exists that allows anyone to emotionally "uncouple" from anyone in their lives, Thicker Than… asks what it means to cut off ties with a loved one and move on with your life.

Jillian is ready for a change. Her adult son, Tom, is not. Set in a not-too-distant future where a new kind of technology exists that allows anyone to emotionally "uncouple" from anyone in their lives, Thicker Than… asks what it means to cut off ties with a loved one and move on with your life.

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  • Andrew Gall: Thicker Than... by Agyeiwaa Asante
    “

    There are not enough good sci-fi plays like this. Ordinary people flirting with the knife's edge of what is ethical/not ethical and balanced with lots of pathos and humor. The characters are fully drawn, familiar, and wonderfully conflicted.

    There are not enough good sci-fi plays like this. Ordinary people flirting with the knife's edge of what is ethical/not ethical and balanced with lots of pathos and humor. The characters are fully drawn, familiar, and wonderfully conflicted.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: Thicker Than... by Agyeiwaa Asante
    “

    A wonderful sci-fi play that explores the ethics behind technology that erases people from each other's lives. A play for a large cast that is filled with well-written characters. Would love to see this produced.

    A wonderful sci-fi play that explores the ethics behind technology that erases people from each other's lives. A play for a large cast that is filled with well-written characters. Would love to see this produced.

    ”
The only roles that can’t be doubled are JILLIAN, TOM and T.S.
All other doubling is highly encouraged. Can be done with 9-12 actors, but flexible.
This cast should be majority actors of color.

Production History

  • University, UCSD's Wagner New Play Festival, 2023