by Wolfgang Jones
A Beginner's Guide to Self-Loathing & Why We Say Goodbye
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Character Information
Please do not produce this with an all-white cast. Transgender and non-binary actors are welcome in any role.
- ChrisAround the same age as Everett, perhaps a little older. Made serious by increasing exhaustion and frustration. Burdened by a life he didn't want nor ask for.Character Age30's-40'sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
- HopeThe aptly names object of Everett's salvation. On the surface, she is kind, bright, considerate, and happy - all that Everett is not.Character Age20's-30'sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- JordanPainfully aware of her place in the world - moreso than the others. The weight of her cross has been forgotten. Everett's younger sister.Character Age20'sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- EverettMid/late twenties-thirties. Well meaning but clueless and self-defeating. His life has become a hell of his own making. Jordan's older brother.Character Age20's-30'sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
Development History
- Type Workshop, Organization Seven Devils New Play Conference, Year 2023
- Type Workshop, Organization Pipeline-Collective, Year 2021
- Type Workshop, Organization Monument Theatre, Year 2021
Awards
- Inkslinger Playwriting AwardWinner2023