Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand

by Duncan Pflaster

Script now published by Next Stage Press - When Paul gets invited to New Mexico for the summer for an artist's retreat with his gay bromantic college buddy Alonso, he discovers that Alonso's sister Blanca is tasking Paul with keeping Alonso on his medication for temporal lobe epilepsy, which he doesn't want to take since he identifies with Van Gogh, who had the same condition. Paul and Blanca begin a...

Script now published by Next Stage Press - When Paul gets invited to New Mexico for the summer for an artist's retreat with his gay bromantic college buddy Alonso, he discovers that Alonso's sister Blanca is tasking Paul with keeping Alonso on his medication for temporal lobe epilepsy, which he doesn't want to take since he identifies with Van Gogh, who had the same condition. Paul and Blanca begin a clandestine affair as he increasingly offers teases of his body to Alonso as incentive to take his meds. All comes to a head when Blanca's boyfriend Gabriel returns unexpectedly from the army. Tormented painters, sexual obsession, and crossed boundaries combine for a scorching new play.

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Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand

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  • Scott Sickles: Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand

    This play hit close to home: the gay straight friendship with unrequited crush, the body acceptance and insecurity, the spectrum of masculinity, and how it physicalizes inspiration in the face of faulty neurology.

    But it's the story that took hold of my heart. There's a deep platonic love between Paul and Alonso that is enviable and dear. All of the relationships are as realistic and detailed as the 1460 titular sketches. And it truly captures the wrecking ball decision making people are capable of in their 20s.

    It's as comfortable and familiar as it is frank and uncompromising.

    This play hit close to home: the gay straight friendship with unrequited crush, the body acceptance and insecurity, the spectrum of masculinity, and how it physicalizes inspiration in the face of faulty neurology.

    But it's the story that took hold of my heart. There's a deep platonic love between Paul and Alonso that is enviable and dear. All of the relationships are as realistic and detailed as the 1460 titular sketches. And it truly captures the wrecking ball decision making people are capable of in their 20s.

    It's as comfortable and familiar as it is frank and uncompromising.

  • J.Stephen Brantley: Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand

    A beautiful play, urgent and complex.

    A beautiful play, urgent and complex.

  • David C. Tucker: Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand

    This brief taste of a full-length play entices with its intriguing characters, smart dialogue, and story possibilities abounding. Will leave you wanting more.

    This brief taste of a full-length play entices with its intriguing characters, smart dialogue, and story possibilities abounding. Will leave you wanting more.

Character Information

  • Paul Monti
    26, male. Any race. A funny, chubby and hairy bro-dude, with a roguish grin. A college friend of Alonso’s.
    Character Age
    26
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Alonso Naranja
    26, male, American Latino. A gay painter. A sweet and sensitive artist. Has Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
    Character Age
    26
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    American Latino
    Character Gender Identity
    Gay male
  • Blanca Naranjo
    Character Age
    29
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    American Latino
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Gabriel Crozier
    30s, male. Any race. A United States soldier. Brutal and arrogant. Very muscular and effortlessly masculine. Blanca’s boyfriend..
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Secret Theatre's UNFringed Festival (Winner, Best Play, Best Actor), Year 2013

Awards

  • Best Actor
    Secret Theatre
    Winner
    2013
  • Best Play
    The Secret Theatre
    Winner
    2013