A TIME FOR EVERYTHING by Martha Patterson

Set in Boston, Massachusetts, this 5-character, full-length serio-comedy is about surrogate motherhood, environmentalism, and the 2023-2024 Presidential election. On her way to having a baby with best friend and surrogate mother Samantha, Liberal-supporting Olive opens an antique shop and auditions as an actress. But politics intervene – how will the election’s outcome affect everyone?
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A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

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Character Information

Cast of 3 women, 2 men, with one small offstage part being doubled:
SAMANTHA - 30ish, single, usually happy, a free spirit
OLIVE - Late 30s, SAMANTHA’S friend, theatrical
DEAN - 40, OLIVE’S husband, solid, reliable, easy-going
STEVE - 35, a friend of DEAN’S, self-confident, wears nice clothes
-and-
Also might play tiny role of DIRECTOR, heard offstage
PHYLLIS – 19, girlfriend of STEVE’S, can be rude
DIRECTOR - Heard only offstage; could double with character of STEVE

  • Samantha
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Olive
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Dean
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Steve / Director
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Phyllis
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    while in development at Write On professional playwrights group, Boston, Mass.
    ,
    2014