RAGE, CHILDREN! RAGE! by William Ivor Fowkes

FULL-LENGTH PLAY (110 MINUTES). Jeremy Fletcher, a journalist desperate to find a good story that will save his career, thinks he’s found it when he encounters Celia Watts, a black homeless woman who claims to be the daughter of a famous white actress. For her part, Celia is worn out by life on the street and thinks Jeremy may offer a way out. Both characters are struggling from the lingering effects of child...
FULL-LENGTH PLAY (110 MINUTES). Jeremy Fletcher, a journalist desperate to find a good story that will save his career, thinks he’s found it when he encounters Celia Watts, a black homeless woman who claims to be the daughter of a famous white actress. For her part, Celia is worn out by life on the street and thinks Jeremy may offer a way out. Both characters are struggling from the lingering effects of child abuse and parental betrayals. But how much deception and manipulation will it take for each of them to get what they want?
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Character Information

  • Jeremy Fletcher
    33,
    White
    ,
    Male
    A journalist. Inquisitive, but guarded. Smart, but sometimes clueless about how to deal with people. High I.Q., lower E.Q
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Celia Watts
    31,
    Bi-racial (black/white)
    ,
    Female
    A homeless woman. Dramatic. Hot tempered. Engaging. Deceptive. Complicated. Unstable. Although Celia has erratic mood swings and a short temper, there must always be something endearing and compelling about her. [Note: When Celia first appears, she speaks in a strange street dialect. Later on, the audience will discover that she is a well-educated woman and has put on this dialect as a strategy for survival on the streets. The dialect is a combination of how she’s heard other people around her speak and how she imagines street hustlers speak.]
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Linda Morrow
    57,
    White
    ,
    Female
    A successful stage and screen actress. Well put together but self-centered and deceptive.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Garrett Lucas
    35,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    A street hustler. Caring but a little scary.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Shane Simmons
    32,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    A law firm researcher and a podcast star. Looking for love, but nobody’s fool.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male