About Tomorrow

Facing the reality of their son's illness, a couple manages to keep both their child and marriage alive. But when a chance encounter gives birth to an innocent lie, it could unravel everything.

Formerly titled Jasper.
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About Tomorrow

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  • Erin Soler:
    7 Sep. 2022
    Engaging, challenging, tightly packed and moves quickly. Beautifully flawed humans. Great relationship writing. Explores commitment. Great opportunity to employ an Intimacy Director. More, please!
  • Cheryl Bear:
    19 Jul. 2021
    A powerful story of what the journey parenting can take one on and the connection that comes from it. Well done.
  • Nick Malakhow:
    12 Apr. 2020
    JASPER is a well-rendered, poignant, and complex portrait of the different challenges three parents face. In Andrea and Drew, MacDermott has given us a nuanced look at the struggles of parenting a disabled child, from their unending love to what feels like finite emotional and physical resources to cope. Drew's connection with Shayla happens organically and feels both plausible and surprising. The scenes are written with human warmth, even as the characters experience and express their feelings of being trapped and overwhelmed. The ambiguous ending is moving and punctuates the play with healing and hopeful moment.

Character Information

  • Rosie
    30 - early 40's,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Blue collar. Ollie's mother. Married to Jimmy.
  • Jimmy
    30 - early 40's,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Blue collar, construction worker, Ollie's father, married to Rosie.
  • Diana
    Late 30's-mid 40's,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Chic Manhattanite.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Yonder Window Theater
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    Theater Resources Unlimited
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
    ,
    RAL Productions
    ,
    2014

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Five Towns College
    ,
    2023
  • Professional
    ,
    Yonder Window Theatre Company
    ,
    2022

Awards

Finalist
,
Harold Clurman Award
,
Stella Adler Howard Clurman Laboratory Theater
,
2019
Selection
,
TRU New Voices Selection
,
Theater Resources Unlimited
,
2018