Tower Stories: A Play About 9/11 by Damon DiMarco

Using actual interviews conducted by the playwright within a year and a half of 9/11, TOWER STORIES explores the immediate impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as how, almost two decades later, the event's legacy has affected current American and world cultures.

Based on the playwright's book, Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11.

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Using actual interviews conducted by the playwright within a year and a half of 9/11, TOWER STORIES explores the immediate impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as how, almost two decades later, the event's legacy has affected current American and world cultures.

Based on the playwright's book, Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11.

For more information, please visit www.towerstories.org.
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Tower Stories: A Play About 9/11

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  • Shelby Seeley:
    7 Feb. 2023
    “ Inspiring example of narrative oral history and applied theatre. The pace of the action makes your heart race. ”

CAST for TOWER STORIES
5M, 3F
Diversity casting is encouraged.

The WRITER. Male. A New Yorker. Late 30s to early 40s. A working writer who recorded interviews with many people in New York following the 9/11 attacks.

CHORUS #1. Male, late 20s to early 40s. This actor plays TOM, a graphic designer working on the 89th floor of Tower 1; the first plane to strike the towers impacted four stories over his head. Also plays VINCENT.

CHORUS #2. Male, late 20s to mid 30s. Ideally, the actor cast in this part could pass for Latino and Middle Eastern. This actor plays GABRIEL, a security guard assigned to the mall under both towers. Extroverted. A rapid-fire speaker whose voice has a streetwise cadence. Also plays OMAR, a New Yorker.

CHORUS #3. Female, early 40s to late 50s. This actor plays NANCY, a 16-year employee of a securities firm on the 44th floor of Tower 1. Also plays JESSICA, a New Yorker.

CHORUS #4. Female, late 20s to mid 30s. This actor plays FLORENCE, who was 5 months pregnant while working a new job on the 55th floor of Tower 2 on 9/11. Also plays the REGGAE SINGER, ELLEN, and BOBBIE.

CHORUS #5. Male, late 50s to early 60s. This actor plays JAN (pronounced 'YANN'), a window washer assigned to Tower 1 who is soft-spoken, unassuming, and calm; he is from Poland but his mother tongue is Ukrainian. Actors can use a soft accent. Also plays the MAYOR and the TV ANCHOR.

CHORUS #6. Male, mid 30s to mid 40s. This actor plays SAL, an NYPD firefighter who reported for duty on 9/11. Also plays PATRICK and the BIG DUDE.

CHORUS #7. Female, early 20s to early 30s. This actor plays ANNA, a reporter for The New York Times. Also plays NICOLE.