GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender by Arianna Rose

[10-minute drama]
[Production, Short Play Festival 2024, Appalachian State University, Boone NC]
[Production, Miami One-Acts Festival 2023, Hialeah FL]
[Online Reading, Barrow Group NYC First Friday Series, Nov 2022]

Jeen and Zannie are married. When Jeen ends up in the hospital following a second stroke, they both must confront the realities of the situation and what lies...
[10-minute drama]
[Production, Short Play Festival 2024, Appalachian State University, Boone NC]
[Production, Miami One-Acts Festival 2023, Hialeah FL]
[Online Reading, Barrow Group NYC First Friday Series, Nov 2022]

Jeen and Zannie are married. When Jeen ends up in the hospital following a second stroke, they both must confront the realities of the situation and what lies ahead. A story about the moments we wish we could take back.
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GOING HOME, a 10-minute drama for two actors, any gender

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  • Charles Scott Jones:
    23 Nov. 2023
    “ Very very moving! I was surprised that Jeen’s inability to find words, her aphasia, is such a strength in the script. The tension between Jeen and Zannie (great names) is drawn out with such empathy that I felt knocked back with the power of it. Not taking sides, just feeling their predicament. I would love to see a performance of GOING HOME by Arianna Rose ”
  • Paul Donnelly:
    26 Sep. 2023
    “ Going home takes on a shattering double meaning in this moving exploration of the balance between holding on and letting go. Jeen's pain and frustration and Zannie's struggle to cope are detailed with honesty and poignance. There is a powerful mix of love and melancholy and hope and despair and loss and remembrance at work here. ”
  • Lee R. Lawing:
    23 Sep. 2023
    “ There are always those moments we think back on and are pained at what we said or didn't say and Going Home brings this into focus as a couple deal with the death of another and all of that pain that comes from that. This play is as perfect as a piece of poetry and will leave everyone who reads it or sees in tears that are from both the heart and soul. ”
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Character Information

JEEN, 40s+ Any gender or ethnicity.
former I.T. Specialist, diabetic, heart issues.
Married to Zannie. Has aphasia from a previous stroke and cannot find the right word at times. Sometimes speaks with ease, other times struggles.

ZANNIE, 40s+ Any gender or ethnicity.
Teacher, married to Jeene. Has been their caregiver for several months. Talkative.

  • ZANNIE
    40s+,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    Teacher, married to Jene. Has been their caregiver for several months. Talkative.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • JEEN
    40s+,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    former I.T. Specialist, diabetic, heart issues.
    Married to Zanne. Has aphasia from a previous stroke and cannot find the right word at times. Sometimes speaks with ease, other times struggles.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Appalachian St. University Short Play Festival
    ,
    2024
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Miami One-Acts Festival, Miami FL
    ,
    2023