In Loving Memory by Kevin Douglas

Thank you for coming to Mr. Squirrel’s funeral. Andrew’s so excited to see you. Don’t be concerned if he shakes your hand or leans in for a hug. That’s just the kind of kid he is.

“In Loving Memory” invites you to meet Andrew, a lonely teenager who has decided to put on a funeral for some roadkill. Watch as he eulogizes, dances, and weeps over this poor woodland creature — along the way, coming...
Thank you for coming to Mr. Squirrel’s funeral. Andrew’s so excited to see you. Don’t be concerned if he shakes your hand or leans in for a hug. That’s just the kind of kid he is.

“In Loving Memory” invites you to meet Andrew, a lonely teenager who has decided to put on a funeral for some roadkill. Watch as he eulogizes, dances, and weeps over this poor woodland creature — along the way, coming to terms with his own heart-wrenching home life.
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In Loving Memory

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  • Paul Smith:
    25 Feb. 2021
    “ It's always a pleasure to read something so original that it really makes you sit up and take notice. 'In Loving Memory' is such a piece in which Kevin Douglas leads us along a path which, at first, appears to be cute and slightly comic, but which leads to high emotion and deeper, darker thoughts. It's very clever and startling. This is a smart and innovative piece of writing. ”

1M, 14-21. (Can be played younger if you cut the profanities at the play’s end.)
Can be modified for female-identifying actors. ("Andrew" changes to "Andi")

Production History

  • University
    ,
    University of Denver
    ,
    2020
  • Fringe
    ,
    Davin Roark’s New Play Festival
    ,
    2019