LOLA AND THE PLANET OF GLORIOUS DIVERSITY (full length)
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Lainie Vansant:
7 Mar. 2022
“
This piece is gorgeous and surreal and I'm sure there are layers and layers to it that I have yet to discover. Plus, I'm a sucker for John Donne. ”
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Cheryl Bear:
5 May. 2019
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Love, six souls work together to create a better world. If we can only imagine, a world based in love and togetherness. One unit. Beautifully written, gorgeously constructed, and an all-powerful message. A+! ”
Character Information
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Teen. From New England. Embodies love. Determined to build a new and better world.
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Teen. From Brooklyn, NY. Jewish background. Smart. Precise. Tries to bury emotion.
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Teen to early 20s. From Hartford, CT. Mexican roots. Uses religion to withstand fear.
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Teen to early 20s. From Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. African-American. Beautiful. Weak ego. Wants to feel good about herself.
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14 or younger. From rural Pennsylvania. Small. Hides behind fantasy. Yearns for structure.
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Teen to early 20s. From Cincinnati, OH. Caucasian. Attractive in a football player-frat. boy way. Asserts manliness to covers sensitivity.
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Lola's self-absorbed mother. Race different from Lola. Adores her husband.
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30-50. Lola's father. Adores Rita. Dislikes children. Different racially from Lola.
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Any age. Different ethnically from Spirit Child 1 and Spirit Child 3. Part of a chorus.
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Any age. Any ethnicity except not the same as Spirit Child 1 and Spirit Child 3. Together they form a chorus.
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Different ethnicity from Child 2 and Child 3. Together, they form a chorus.