Hearing Voices

Dating is never easy. It’s nearly impossible if your mind is filled with voices from failed, brutal relationships. As Wendyl and Tina get closer, ghosts from the past spring to life, needling every sensitivity and fear.

Tina is haunted by the specter of her long vanished ex-husband and the unspeakable loss of her stillborn child. The two women most active in her present life, her boss and her...
Dating is never easy. It’s nearly impossible if your mind is filled with voices from failed, brutal relationships. As Wendyl and Tina get closer, ghosts from the past spring to life, needling every sensitivity and fear.

Tina is haunted by the specter of her long vanished ex-husband and the unspeakable loss of her stillborn child. The two women most active in her present life, her boss and her grandmother, seem to do everything to keep her from forgetting.

Wendyl is a puzzle to Tina-he’s seemingly just a shy editor, completely, pathologically unable to say “no” to anyone. But just like Tina, his calm exterior hides a boiling inner world, one that’s already landed him in prison for beating his ex-wife. Wendyl’s sanity is brittle, as he relives violent, omnipresent lessons from his parents and ex-wife.

Together, Tina and Wendyl struggle to silence the voices and find a simple peace together.
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Hearing Voices

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    13 Nov. 2021
    A powerful experience comes when given a chance for redemption from the past that haunts us. It's not an easy one for these two, but we all deserve grace right? Will these two be able to overcome that past and find a future in peace together?

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Colorado Dramatists
    ,
    1993

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Playful Repertory Company, NY
    ,
    1995
  • Professional
    ,
    Plays-in-Progress Theatre, Eureka, CA
    ,
    1994