Three Strangers

by Evalena Lakin

Midnight. Chicago. Elizabeth is working in her university's call center, counting the hours until her shift ends. Katherine is on a date, starving and bored to tears. Viola is commuting home, hot and sticky on the un-air conditioned subway. Three sisters, three ordinary nights. But everything is about to change.

Midnight. Chicago. Elizabeth is working in her university's call center, counting the hours until her shift ends. Katherine is on a date, starving and bored to tears. Viola is commuting home, hot and sticky on the un-air conditioned subway. Three sisters, three ordinary nights. But everything is about to change.

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  • Bryan Stubbles: Three Strangers by Evalena Lakin
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    What a lovely kaleidescope of life among three sisters in the Windy City! Gotta love a play that has "Smash the patriarchy" as an introduction. Really great scenes, effective dialogue. "I said I want to give you a thousand dollars. But I can’t do that now that I’m living on my measly freelance writer income after my power suit-clad lawyer wife decided she’d rather let her Yogalates instructor fuck her brains out than be married to me." Fun stuff. Friedman has done it again.

    What a lovely kaleidescope of life among three sisters in the Windy City! Gotta love a play that has "Smash the patriarchy" as an introduction. Really great scenes, effective dialogue. "I said I want to give you a thousand dollars. But I can’t do that now that I’m living on my measly freelance writer income after my power suit-clad lawyer wife decided she’d rather let her Yogalates instructor fuck her brains out than be married to me." Fun stuff. Friedman has done it again.

    ”

Character Information

  • Elizabeth
    College senior, smarter than your average sorority girl, struggling
    with the fact that she is too nice to quit the job she
    hates.
    Early 20s
    Any
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Peter
    5 years out of college, handsome but recently stopped caring.
    Late 20s
    Any
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Katherine
    The middle sister. Rarely has to pay for her own drinks. Speaks rapidly, often overwhelms others.
    Late 20s
    Any
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Ben
    Nerd-cute. Not good at confrontation.
    Late 20s
    Any
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Viola
    The eldest sister. A bride to be. Totally gay.
    Early 30s
    Any
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Andrew
    Tall and lanky. An actor. Has not quite mastered the art of talking to pretty women.
    Early 30s
    Any
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop, Silver Masque Theatre Company, 2015