Katie and Dom Are Friends

by Robin Goldberg

KATIE and DOM are 20-something work friends who share a cramped office at a small Boston nonprofit and bond quickly over the bland weirdness of the job neither of them really wants. During a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time, Katie accidentally Really Over-Shares about her personal life and Dom jumps at the chance to support her and become real friends. Katie, just beginning the hard work of dealing...

KATIE and DOM are 20-something work friends who share a cramped office at a small Boston nonprofit and bond quickly over the bland weirdness of the job neither of them really wants. During a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time, Katie accidentally Really Over-Shares about her personal life and Dom jumps at the chance to support her and become real friends. Katie, just beginning the hard work of dealing with her anxiety and chasing better for herself with her good-humored therapist DR. CHARLENE, apprehensively accepts his clumsy offer of help. Meanwhile, Dom’s effortlessly cool girlfriend JULES worries over his interest in Katie, and wonders what life would be like as Just Jules. With well-meaning support from Katie’s rock star best friend MELISSA and Dom’s college bros JAKE and AARON, Katie and Dom attempt the other hard work of letting an unexpected friendship change their lives. "Katie and Dom Are Friends" is a messy comedy about honoring your friendships, honoring your needs, and getting out of your own goddamn way.

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Katie and Dom Are Friends

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Katie and Dom Are Friends by Robin Goldberg
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    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, KATIE AND DOM ARE FRIENDS, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, KATIE AND DOM ARE FRIENDS, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

    ”

Character Information

All roles are open to all ethnicities and to cis- and transgender actors. Inclusive casting is highly encouraged.
Doubling: MELISSA doubles as TALIA; JULES doubles as MELISSA'S DATE; JAKE doubles as PATRICK; AARON doubles as SCOTT; both JAKE and AARON doubles as MELISSA'S FRIENDS

  • KATHERINE (KATIE)
    Funny, self-deprecating, deeply anxious: she’s got a lot going on and isn’t handling it all that well
    Mid-20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • DOMINIC (DOM)
    Charming, caring, decent: he wants to be the best boyfriend and friend he can, even though he’s not sure he’s all that good at either
    Mid-20s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • JULIANNE (JULES)
    Smart and together, she’s the real deal Cool Girl we all wish we were and Dom’s girlfriend (also doubles as MELISSA'S DATE)
    Mid-20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • MELISSA
    Katie’s supportive, confident, dream best friend we all wish we had; too bad she lives so far away (also doubles as TALIA)
    Mid-20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • DR. CHARLENE
    Katie’s warm, no-nonsense therapist: she wants better for you and she wants you to want better for yourself
    50s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • JAKE and AARON
    Dom’s surprisingly thoughtful and open college bros (both also double as MELISSA'S FRIENDS, JAKE doubles as PATRICK, AARON doubles as SCOTT)
    Mid-20s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop, Davenport Theatrical Enterprises - Professional Writers Group , 2019

Awards

  • Summer Theater Festival
    She NYC Arts
    Semi-Finalist
    2020
  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Playwrights Foundation
    Semi-Finalist
    2020