PAUSE/PLAY/STOP

by Cassie M. Seinuk and Jordan Morille

PAUSE/PLAY/STOP is a pop-punk-inspired collaborative script written by Cassie M. Seinuk and Jordan Morille, that both celebrates and criticizes the life and culture of the late 90s/early 00s. It tells the story of Stacey and three of her male friends struggling to pick up the pieces in the wake of a terrible tragedy, the loss of the unifying friend in their group of misfits. The play follows Stacey as she, like...

PAUSE/PLAY/STOP is a pop-punk-inspired collaborative script written by Cassie M. Seinuk and Jordan Morille, that both celebrates and criticizes the life and culture of the late 90s/early 00s. It tells the story of Stacey and three of her male friends struggling to pick up the pieces in the wake of a terrible tragedy, the loss of the unifying friend in their group of misfits. The play follows Stacey as she, like a CD in a disc-man, spins between Jake, Adam, and Mark serving their needs before her own, until she can finally break the cycle and hit STOP.

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PAUSE/PLAY/STOP

Character Information

  • Mark
    Never joined a group, never learned a skill, just hung out in the basement. Oh, and Mark is Jake’s older brother. He still lives at home 'cause he's got no real job, plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot.
    19
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Adam
    Adam can’t help thinking about that homoerotic stuff in Blink and Green Day. So he amps up his hyper masculineness. He’s an alcoholic and doesn’t know it. He could go somewhere in life, but has stepped on his own toes too much and now must pay the price. He’s filled with loneliness, but he laughs the loudest, so who'd have known?
    16
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • Stacey
    A pop-punk girl who tries to look as cool as Avril, takes herself seriously and has a hard time letting go. She wants to be seen as just one of the guys because she knows she’s not the girl all the bad guys want.
    16
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Jake
    Is switching over to emo, and shows it with thick eyeliner, and prefers to be called ‘Jakob.’ He wants what he wants, means anything but what he says, but will never tell you what he wants or means because nice guys finish last.
    16
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

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