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by Sheila Cowley

An eye surgeon convinces her husband he's been blinded in an accident, to try to keep him from leaving her.

An eye surgeon convinces her husband he's been blinded in an accident, to try to keep him from leaving her.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Stay

    The lengths we will go to in order to maintain our relationships knows no bounds. Keeps us at the edge of our seat!

    The lengths we will go to in order to maintain our relationships knows no bounds. Keeps us at the edge of our seat!

  • Robin Gordon: Stay

    A quirky and extremely dark view of love and the lengths people will go to hold on to relationships. The self destructive choices made by the main character manage to challenge us all and make us reflect on our own obsessions. Thrilling.

    A quirky and extremely dark view of love and the lengths people will go to hold on to relationships. The self destructive choices made by the main character manage to challenge us all and make us reflect on our own obsessions. Thrilling.

  • Jim Wicker: Stay

    This is a relationship play and thriller in one. The extremes to which the central character will go to hold on to her husband are at once shocking and plausible. The play is full of nuanced, believable characters. It moves seamlessly from the present to the past and back again. It is filled with suspense. It plays well on stage, holds the audience's attention, and generates terrific post-show conversation.

    This is a relationship play and thriller in one. The extremes to which the central character will go to hold on to her husband are at once shocking and plausible. The play is full of nuanced, believable characters. It moves seamlessly from the present to the past and back again. It is filled with suspense. It plays well on stage, holds the audience's attention, and generates terrific post-show conversation.

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Character Information

Diverse casting is welcome.
  • LEEANNE
    Eye surgeon
    Character Age
    40s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • MARK
    A radio reporter.
    Character Age
    40s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • SANDRA
    Mark’s fiancee, a radio producer.
    Character Age
    30s-40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • ANNA
    Leeanne's colleague, an eye surgeon.
    Character Age
    50s-60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any (but probably Female)

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Players Theatre, Year 2011
  • Type Reading, Organization Players Theatre, Sarasota, Year 2011
  • Type Reading, Organization Gorilla Theatre, Year 2009

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization South of Broadway Theatre, Charleston SC, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Wimberley Players, Wimberley TX, Year 2013

Awards

  • Playwrights First
    Playwrights First
    Semi-Finalist
    2010