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]
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The Freedom Industry

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Character Information

  • Jeff Berwick
    40s,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Ken Johnson
    40s,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • John Cobin
    40s,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Wendy McElroy
    50s,
    White
    ,
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Germán Eyzaguirre
    40s,
    Latino
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Cathy Cuthbert
    40s,
    White
    ,
    Female
    Doubles with Wendy
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Mario Del Real
    50s,
    Latino
    ,
    Male
    Doubles with Germán
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

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

Awards

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