Cheryl Bear:
20 Jan. 2021
“
A beautiful story about working through the grief and learning to make the effort to connect rather than drown in it, deny it or resort to distractions. Well done. ”
The Sister House
Recommended by
- Claudia Haas:4 Feb. 2020“ Grief. It takes as many forms as there are humans: a father’s shirt, wallpaper scrapings, vampire (yes, a vampire), compulsive shopping, a claw-foot tub. Walker finds these small remembrances and combines them to show us it is the small things in relationships that build to love. With a crackling mother-daughter relationship, a fantasy life, and a new friendship, we are treated to how we cope. New beginnings are as tough as endings. But there is beauty in the trying. Walker gives us the beauty. ”
- Carrie Barrett:3 Feb. 2020“ Authentic and effortless characters and dialogue drive this poignant yet funny portrayal of a mother and daughter coping with grief. It's a fun yet heartfelt exploration of a weighty story. I laughed and cried; hits all the notes. In particular, Walker's tender and complex rendering of a teenage girl in pain really resonates. ”
Character Information
- RYAN16,,AnyFemaleSassy and so smart she's actually confident about her intelligence. She is Ramona's daughter, but acts more like the mother hen of the house than her own mom does. She fixates on fixing her mother. She refuses to learn how to drive. She has a temper that scares everyone - mostly herself.
- RAMONA40s,,AnyCis WomanA widow. Just trying to keep it all together. She works long retail hours. She may or may not have a shopping addiction. Depends who you ask. She's a little bit scattered most of the time. A good day is when she manages to apply makeup AND remember to pack her lunch without her teenage daughter's assistance.
- MARIE40s,,AnyFemaleBased on outward appearances, she is the foil to Ramona. Organized, disciplined. An English Lit professor whose accessories are always on point. She has never missed a credit card payment. She is someone who knows great heartache and loss. She is searching for home.
- GABRIEL GOODLOVE40s,,AnyMaleA fictional vampire from a fictional vampire romance series. He is a figment of Ramona's imagination. He is undeniably sexy and attractive to RAMONA. He is a very old soul.
- EMILIO18,,LatinxMaleThe charming neighbor boy, now grown up to be a professional soccer player. Soccer is his life. He still lives at home with his parents and now is currently nursing a ruptured Achilles tendon, questioning his entire future while trapped at home.
- PAUL40s,,AnyMalePlayed by same actor as GABRIEL GOODLOVE
Development History
- ,Reading,The Road Theatre Company - Summer Play Festival 92018