All Delighted People

by Rhett Goldman

Crystal is attached to her god by a red string. Throughout her life, she feels a tug. Something that says "don't go there, that's not a friend, take the long way home." One day, the tug stops. Her god abandons her. In the aftermath, she decides to conduct an experiment- a boy named Henry is abandoned by his mother in his infancy and born to believe that the skies are empty. Through a series of chance encounters...

Crystal is attached to her god by a red string. Throughout her life, she feels a tug. Something that says "don't go there, that's not a friend, take the long way home." One day, the tug stops. Her god abandons her. In the aftermath, she decides to conduct an experiment- a boy named Henry is abandoned by his mother in his infancy and born to believe that the skies are empty. Through a series of chance encounters, Henry and his mother get closer and closer to reuniting. Will the experiment give Crystal the answers she's looking for, or leave her more hopeless than when she started?

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All Delighted People

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  • Hailey Green: All Delighted People by Rhett Goldman
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    When I finished reading this play I immediately read it through a 2nd time. This play combines an experimental concept with true to life experiences that truly hit home. The playwright has framed characters that speak so truthfully to sexual identity, mental illness, sexual trauma & the general feeling of living in a world that is out of your control.
    This play can be produced with as large or small of a production budget as you have access to which makes it a great choice for theatrical groups of all sizes.
    Selections are great for scene work as well.

    When I finished reading this play I immediately read it through a 2nd time. This play combines an experimental concept with true to life experiences that truly hit home. The playwright has framed characters that speak so truthfully to sexual identity, mental illness, sexual trauma & the general feeling of living in a world that is out of your control.
    This play can be produced with as large or small of a production budget as you have access to which makes it a great choice for theatrical groups of all sizes.
    Selections are great for scene work as well.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Southern Methodist University Playwrighting, 2024

Production History

  • Fringe, Theatre Three + Festival of Independent Theatres , 2024
  • Workshop, New Visions New Voices Play Fest Dallas, 2024