Vigilantes

by Brigit van Gemeren

Opening on a Sunday morning, friends Gail, Georgie, and Emma sit around in a dorm room. They are shaken and nervous, and discuss the previous night. We learn that they have just committed a premeditated murder on their dear friend Tina's abusive boyfriend. This play asks what it means to be complicit, what it means to be loyal, and the ethics of taking someone else's justice into your own hands.

Written October...

Opening on a Sunday morning, friends Gail, Georgie, and Emma sit around in a dorm room. They are shaken and nervous, and discuss the previous night. We learn that they have just committed a premeditated murder on their dear friend Tina's abusive boyfriend. This play asks what it means to be complicit, what it means to be loyal, and the ethics of taking someone else's justice into your own hands.

Written October 2020

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Vigilantes

Character Information

  • Gail
    The kind of person that our society loves to hate. An unfeminine woman, unnuanced feminist, and angry lesbian. Abrasive on the outside, deeply caring on the inside. Most people ignore her. She just wants to defend her loved ones.
    18-22
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Emma
    The peacemaker. She wants to make everything ok for everyone, sometimes at her own expense. She tends to put herself on the back burner and gets bulldozed by louder, stronger-willed people.
    18-22
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Georgie
    A college boy. Normally passive and lacking backbone. He can easily become a pawn to more charming, outgoing people. He feels guilty, deserved or not. Not a knight in shining armor. Just wants to do the right thing.
    18-22
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

Production History

  • University, Drake University Student Theater, 2023
  • University, University of Arkansas BFA Program, 2023
  • University, University of Kentucky Student Theater, 2023
  • University, WAVE Productions, Northwestern University Evanston , 2022
  • University, Independent - Sponsored by Deep End, St. Olaf College, 2020