The Freedom Industry

by Zachariah Ezer

[Full-Length Play] When a group of white libertarians founds Galt’s Gulch Chile, a boutique banana republic outside of Santiago, these would-be pilgrims discover that colonialism isn’t nearly as easy as it looks. [Based on actual events]

[Full-Length Play] When a group of white libertarians founds Galt’s Gulch Chile, a boutique banana republic outside of Santiago, these would-be pilgrims discover that colonialism isn’t nearly as easy as it looks. [Based on actual events]

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The Freedom Industry

Character Information

  • Jeff Berwick
    40s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Ken Johnson
    40s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • John Cobin
    40s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Wendy McElroy
    50s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Germán Eyzaguirre
    40s
    Latino
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Cathy Cuthbert
    Doubles with Wendy
    40s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Mario Del Real
    Doubles with Germán
    50s
    Latino
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop, The Playwrights Center, 2023
  • Reading, Playwrights Horizons, 2023
  • Workshop, New York Stage and Film, 2021

Awards

  • Ensemble Playwrights Lab
    Letter of Marque Theatre
    Semi-Finalist
    2018
  • American Dreaming New Play Festival
    Middlebury Acting Company
    Finalist
    2022
  • Future of Playwriting Prize
    UCross & The Blank Theatre
    Semi-Finalist
    2022
  • Groundbreakers
    5th Floor Theatre
    Finalist
    2021