A MEMORY PLAY

A Meta-Comedy about a single, unsuccessful, playwright who claims: "I'm writing a big hit in the popular theatrical form of an upbeat memory play." Restaging his parent's, (STEVE & JUDY from ALL YOU CAN EAT) wedding day, (creating a play within a play) he explains the only way to end this play upbeat is to take his parent’s horrible marriage and make certain that they never marry each other.
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A MEMORY PLAY

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  • Scott Sickles:
    30 Aug. 2019
    A MEMORY PLAY is this quintessential "if you could go back and change it" play because it dares to go back in time the only real way we know how, through the imagination. Kip literally tries to rewrite the mythology of his parents' wedding day in the hope that at least the fiction will work out better than the reality... once he stops the wedding! Playfully nodding to theatrical conventions and tropes, the piece also captures the playwriting process, especially the part when our characters start calling their own shots. A beautiful play about coming to terms. Eminem producible!

Character Information

  • KIP/ RYDELL/SGT CATO/MINISTER
    Early 40's,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    KIP is Gay but not overtly. Over explains everything. Snarky to hide his pain. Over-analytical and self-involved. Also plays:
    RYDELL=A sweet, kind, Southern, effeminate Cake Baker.
    SGT CATO=a drunk, hyper-masculine, Army buddy of STEVE.
    MINISTER= a version of an angry KIP.
  • STEVE-(Kip's Father)
    20’s.,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    STEVE is short for his last name of STEVENS. He is macho with a kind heart. Likes to come across as the “Knight in Shining Armor” for the JUDY. Sexy. Has a difficult relationship with his Mother.
  • JUDY-(Kip's Mother)
    20's ,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    She is kind, sweet, southern, working class young woman. Excited to be getting married. Likes protocol. Likes that she will be a loving bride to her husband. Excited to reinvent herself because of her secret past. Was the only girl in a family of boys so she can defend herself with men and can be very tough. Can be bitter when confronted with limitations. Trying to hide her past from STEV and KIP.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    NOTE: A MEMORY PLAY is a companion play to ALL YOU CAN EAT
    ,
    2018
  • Residency
    ,
    The Mid-Town International Play Festival, The Workshop Theater Company's MainStage Production 2009-09 Season.
    ,
    2008

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    The Workshop Theater Company
    ,
    2008

Awards

Judges' Choice
,
Mid-Town International Theater Festival's "Best of the Fest"
,
Mid-Town International Theater Festival
,
2005