FREEFALL

by Mark Scharf

What do you do when you’ve finally had enough? What do you say to someone who not only won’t play by the rules but refuses to even play the game?

One day, a white-collar worker named Joe got a migraine headache and called in sick to work. He never returned – nor did he call, write, fax, send e-mail a telegram or send up a flare. Finally, to see what has happened, Joe’s office mate and friend Dennis arrives...

What do you do when you’ve finally had enough? What do you say to someone who not only won’t play by the rules but refuses to even play the game?

One day, a white-collar worker named Joe got a migraine headache and called in sick to work. He never returned – nor did he call, write, fax, send e-mail a telegram or send up a flare. Finally, to see what has happened, Joe’s office mate and friend Dennis arrives at Joe’s apartment. Dennis discovers Joe in bathrobe and flip flops luxuriating in a sea of empty bottles and pizza boxes. Joe has happily decided to quit everything and enjoy “quality time all the time.”

FREE FALL is a twisted little comedy that tracks what happens when a man who has decided not to care must deal with one who still does – a battle between common sense and a deeper human need for something more.

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  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: FREEFALL by Mark Scharf
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    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Daniel Pearle and their play You Freefall as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the sharp, engaging dialogue and deep investigation of mental illness and intergenerational connections.

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Daniel Pearle and their play You Freefall as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the sharp, engaging dialogue and deep investigation of mental illness and intergenerational connections.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Compass Rose Theater, Annapolis, MD, 2013
  • Reading, Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Fells Point Corner Theatre, Baltimore Md. , 2000
  • Reading, Directors Choice Theatre, Columbia, Md, 2000

Production History

  • Professional, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 2005
  • Professional, The Ararat Theatre Company, Victoria Australia, 2004
  • Professional, Montgomery Playhouse, Gaithersburg, Md , 2003
  • University, Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2002
  • Professional, Uncommon Voices, Fells Point Corner Theatre, Baltimore, Md, 2001