Summer's Long Past

by Heather Chrisler

Arthur is new here. Being born is confusing and frightening. It's messy and milky. Especially when you remember your past life so vividly. As Arthur grows and develops from birth to two years old, he is haunted by memories of his family's estate and the artists who would come rent rooms in summer. He remembers the arrogance of boyhood and the terror of war. Most importantly, though, Arthur cannot stop recalling...

Arthur is new here. Being born is confusing and frightening. It's messy and milky. Especially when you remember your past life so vividly. As Arthur grows and develops from birth to two years old, he is haunted by memories of his family's estate and the artists who would come rent rooms in summer. He remembers the arrogance of boyhood and the terror of war. Most importantly, though, Arthur cannot stop recalling the quiet, unresolved love he always held for Julie. Can he really forget her?

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Summer's Long Past

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  • Shaun Leisher: Summer's Long Past by Heather Chrisler
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    This play really moved me. A play about remembering past lives and the people we will never forget. I can't wait to see this produced with a team of talented actors and creatives.

    This play really moved me. A play about remembering past lives and the people we will never forget. I can't wait to see this produced with a team of talented actors and creatives.

    ”

Character Information

(If cast traditionally)
One Man
Two Women
  • The Baby/Arthur
    This character is just a soul in a void. Throughout the play he journeys through time and memory. He is a baby in the present and a boy in 1905, and a man during and after World War 1. He plays ages ranging from just born to forty-eight.
    Any Age
    Any Race
    Masculine
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • Julie
    Julie begins the play as a vivacious seventeen year old writer's daughter in 1905. She journeys through love, romance, loss, and war. Still, Julie never loses her hopeful, curious spirit.
    Any Age or traditionally 17-55
    Any Race
    Femme
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • Myra
    Myra is Arthur's mother in the 1900s. She is regal and magnanimous. She is romantic, believes in mysticism, loves Shakespeare and deeply wishes she had been born with an artistic soul. Fortunately, she has the next best thing, money.
    Any Age or traditionally 40-70
    Any Race
    Femme
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary