Retrograde by Doug Brook

A retrograde is a musical construct, wherein a melody goes in a certain direction, then concludes by repeating itself exactly in reverse. Lynn and John are co-workers who hate each other and are forced to work together. Through short segments that span many weeks, their relationship goes through a retrograde: from hate to love and in exact reverse to hate again.
Published in "Eight Tens @ 8...
A retrograde is a musical construct, wherein a melody goes in a certain direction, then concludes by repeating itself exactly in reverse. Lynn and John are co-workers who hate each other and are forced to work together. Through short segments that span many weeks, their relationship goes through a retrograde: from hate to love and in exact reverse to hate again.
Published in "Eight Tens @ 8 Festival – Thirty Ten-Minute Plays from the Santa Cruz Festivals I-VI" by Smith & Kraus.
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Character Information

  • Lynn
    20s-40s
    An office worker.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • John
    20s-40s
    An office worker.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Flagler College
    ,
    2005
  • University
    ,
    Case Western Reserve University
    ,
    2005
  • University
    ,
    Hartwick College
    ,
    2004
  • Professional
    ,
    Streetlight Productions (New York, NY)
    ,
    2002
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz)
    ,
    1999

Awards

Winner
,
Eight Tens @ 8 Festival
,
Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz)
,
1998