FULL-LENGTH PLAY (1 HOUR, 40 MINUTES). How far would you go to hold onto the ones you love? Retired banker Samuel Becker has been living in a house in the woods for 30 years with Gregory South, a retired interior decorator with a big libido and the temperament of a child. Gregory misses their life in the city, but Samuel has found ways to keep him happy. His strategy starts to unravel when a reporter comes...
FULL-LENGTH PLAY (1 HOUR, 40 MINUTES). How far would you go to hold onto the ones you love? Retired banker Samuel Becker has been living in a house in the woods for 30 years with Gregory South, a retired interior decorator with a big libido and the temperament of a child. Gregory misses their life in the city, but Samuel has found ways to keep him happy. His strategy starts to unravel when a reporter comes snooping around in this darkly funny mystery play.
If a smaller cast is necessary, this play can be performed with 4 actors (3m, 1f) provided that the same actors are able to play both the older & younger versions of the 3 main characters.
Gregory South
61,
Any
,
Male
Can be played by:
Age:
50s, 60s, 70s+
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Samuel Becker
65,
Any
,
Male
Can be played by:
Age:
50s, 60s, 70s+
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Birdy Bock
51,
Any
,
Female
Can be played by:
Age:
40s, 50s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Female
Young Gregory
31,
Any
Must be the same race/ethnicity as Gregory South
May be double cast with Gregory South
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Young Samuel
35,
Any
,
Male
Must be the same race/ethnicity as Samuel Becker.
May be double cast with Samuel Becker
Can be played by:
Age:
30s, 40s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Brittany (Young Birdy)
21,
Any
,
Female
Must be the same race/ethnicity as Birdy Bock
May be double cast with Birdy Bock
Can be played by:
Age:
20s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Female
Joe Casey + Patrick Sheehan
22,
White
,
Male
These are two roles double cast, because there is a passing resemblance between the two.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male
Development History
Reading
,
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth, NH
,
2017
Reading
,
Pulse Ensemble Theatre, New York City
,
2015
Reading
,
Penobscot Theatre Company, 6th Annual New Works Festival: Northern Writes, Bangor, ME. (3 readings)
,
2012
Production History
Community Theater
,
The Players Ring, Portsmouth, NH - The Late Night Summer Series