Below the Fold

When Dana Schmidt accuses her up-until-then boyfriend Tim Evans of taking a drunken night too far, their small college campus is divided on who to believe and what qualifies as rape. Just as Dana is resolving to give up on trying to get the administration to take action, a zealous journalism major convinces the editor of the school's newspaper to let him run a piece on the alleged assault, thrusting the...
When Dana Schmidt accuses her up-until-then boyfriend Tim Evans of taking a drunken night too far, their small college campus is divided on who to believe and what qualifies as rape. Just as Dana is resolving to give up on trying to get the administration to take action, a zealous journalism major convinces the editor of the school's newspaper to let him run a piece on the alleged assault, thrusting the campus rumors into the open and forcing Dana and Tim to defend their reputations and their versions of what happened that night.
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Below the Fold

Character Information

  • Dana
    College age,
    Female
    Freshman. Education major.
  • Tim
    College age,
    Male
    Junior. Business major.
    Tim must be played by a white actor.
  • Cassie
    College age,
    Female or female-presenting
    Senior. Journalism major. Editor-in-Chief of The Sabre, the St. Agnes University newspaper.
  • Levi
    College age,
    male or male-presenting
    Sophomore. Journalism major.
  • Andrew
    College age,
    male or male-presenting
    Junior. Psychology major. Tim's roommate.
  • Becca
    College age,
    Female or female-presenting
    Freshman. Art major.
  • Wilson
    20s-50s,
    male or male-presenting

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The Black Hills Playhouse
    ,
    2016
  • Reading
    ,
    Monstrous Little Theatre Company
    ,
    2016
  • Workshop
    ,
    Augustana University
    ,
    2014

Awards

Semi-Finalist
,
Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival
,
Lanford Wilson Festival
,
2021