Friendsgiving

by Carina Kanzler

Everyone says that the first three months of college are the hardest, that if you can survive them, you're in the clear. But what happens when you have to return home and confront everything you left behind? A group of girlfriends, inseparable since sixth grade, grapple with what it means to move forward, grow up, and let go while still leaving room in their lives for those who had such a profound impact on who...

Everyone says that the first three months of college are the hardest, that if you can survive them, you're in the clear. But what happens when you have to return home and confront everything you left behind? A group of girlfriends, inseparable since sixth grade, grapple with what it means to move forward, grow up, and let go while still leaving room in their lives for those who had such a profound impact on who they are today. They are forced to confront the sometimes alarming truth of what has changed and what hasn't at their first annual "Friendsgiving".

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Friendsgiving

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  • Shaun Leisher: Friendsgiving by Carina Kanzler
    “

    We get the art of about college life and post-grad but what about that stretch of time between the start of freshman year and Thanskgiving Break? So much changes. People become unrecognizable. Especially to those they've knowen their whole lives. Kanzler does a really good job showing a snapshot into the lives of 7 friends that want so many things to change and yet long for them to stay the same. The friendships we have in high school aren't always meant to last and this play beautifully shows how fragile they can be.

    We get the art of about college life and post-grad but what about that stretch of time between the start of freshman year and Thanskgiving Break? So much changes. People become unrecognizable. Especially to those they've knowen their whole lives. Kanzler does a really good job showing a snapshot into the lives of 7 friends that want so many things to change and yet long for them to stay the same. The friendships we have in high school aren't always meant to last and this play beautifully shows how fragile they can be.

    ”

Character Information

7F, 1M.
  • Elizabeth
    Hopeless romantic at heart, an artist with perhaps a bit of pretentiousness. Suspect of change, subject to moments of great nostalgia, moments of great love, and overall moments of great feeling. Needs stability.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Holly
    Fully, wholeheartedly, and unequivocally kind hearted. Loves many, many people, but runs herself into the ground trying to give her all to all of them. Very devoted to her faith, and struggling with her sexuality.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Jenna
    A later arrival to the group. In moments of stillness, a great point of wisdom and comfort. Coming into her own in terms of her sexuality.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Makayla
    Lives to lift people up, to connect people, and frankly, just to live a joyful life. Does not take shit. Struggling to balance her family obligations and a new life she's trying to build.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Nora
    Incredibly intelligent, yet incredibly dry. Engineering major. Sometimes aloof. A very good friend.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Lily
    Though the class clown among many groups and naturally the funniest one in a room, this is the one group of people she can truly let her guard down around. Not only loves a party, but brings the party, but lapses more into insecurity than anyone else here.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Taylor
    If someone had to be “that sorority girl” in this friendship, she would be it, but hardly so. Truly and deeply interested in each person’s stories of their lives. A trusty host.
    18
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Nathan
    Elizabeth's ex-boyfriend.
    18
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man