KODACHROME

by Adam Szymkowicz

FULL LENGTH, PUBLISHED: Welcome to Colchester, a town of dashed dreams and fervent hope, history and longing. And there's a hardware store too.

ONE ACT VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE.

“This breezy new play by Adam Szymkowicz, receiving its world premiere production at Portland Center Stage under the direction of Rose Riordan, is warm and cheerful but clear-eyed about the impermanence of love.” --The Oregonian...

FULL LENGTH, PUBLISHED: Welcome to Colchester, a town of dashed dreams and fervent hope, history and longing. And there's a hardware store too.

ONE ACT VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE.

“This breezy new play by Adam Szymkowicz, receiving its world premiere production at Portland Center Stage under the direction of Rose Riordan, is warm and cheerful but clear-eyed about the impermanence of love.” --The Oregonian

“Overall, I highly recommend KODACHROME. You'll leave Colchester with a newfound determination to stop putting off whatever it is you've been putting off and, in the words of Harold Hill, "make today worth remembering." –Broadway World

"The play intermixes moments of gut-wrenching sadness with lighthearted humor, all while forcing the audience to pause and confront each emotion with the click of a shutter.”--The Portland Mercury

“This is a beautiful play–understated, tricky, often humorous, and universal. It’s a story about ordinary people going about their lives.” --Judy Nedry

Article in Sam French's Magazine: https://www.breakingcharacter.com/home/2019/7/30/my-town-adam-szymkowic…

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KODACHROME

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  • Molly Wagner: KODACHROME

    Beautiful vignettes and snapshots about love, loss, nostalgia, and community.

    Beautiful vignettes and snapshots about love, loss, nostalgia, and community.

  • Brian James Polak: KODACHROME

    This is a subtle and moving work about the importance of holding on and letting go. I am interested in returning to this play every so often as I age; it's a touchstone there to remind me what is truly important in life.

    This is a subtle and moving work about the importance of holding on and letting go. I am interested in returning to this play every so often as I age; it's a touchstone there to remind me what is truly important in life.

  • River Timms: KODACHROME

    A beautiful play that highlights the mundane and shows how little moments create huge ones, and yet, Szymkowicz chooses to focus on the mundane to showcase how beautiful tiny moments can be in one’s life. The Photographer as a main character telling us the story of the town and the people that live in it was a great choice too! Wholeheartedly recommend.

    A beautiful play that highlights the mundane and shows how little moments create huge ones, and yet, Szymkowicz chooses to focus on the mundane to showcase how beautiful tiny moments can be in one’s life. The Photographer as a main character telling us the story of the town and the people that live in it was a great choice too! Wholeheartedly recommend.

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Character Information

Flexible cast size with doubling but it's best to keep it around half men and half women. Actors can be any race.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

(5-16 total. As few as 3F 2M with doubling or as many as 8F 6M 2 any gender without doubling)

THE PHOTOGRAPHER, Suzanne, female, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE GRAVEDIGGER, Earl, male, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE HARDWARE STORE OWNER, Charlie, male, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE HISTORY PROFESSOR, Harold, male, early sixties.
THE MYSTERY NOVELIST, Georgette, female, early sixties.
MARJORIE, female, mid twenties.
THE YOUNG MAN, Robert, male, early twenties.
THE YOUNG WOMAN, Florence, female, early twenties.
FRIEND, female, early twenties.
EMT 1
EMT 2
THE LIBRARIAN, Renee, female, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE WAITRESS, Jen, female, early thirties to mid forties.
THE PERFUME MAKER, Martin, male, early thirties to mid forties.
THE POLICEMAN, Pete, male, early thirties to mid forties.
THE FLORIST, Heather, female.


Doubling for 5:

Actor who plays Gravedigger can also play YOUNG MAN, POLICEMAN
Actor who plays Hardware Store Owner can also play PERFUME MAKER, HISTORY PROFESSOR, EMT 1
Actress who plays Mystery Novelist can also play THE LIBRARIAN, THE FLORIST, FRIEND, EMT 2
Actress who plays Young Woman can also play WAITRESS, MARJORIE

Doubling for 7:

Actor who plays Gravedigger can also play YOUNG MAN
Actor who plays Hardware Store Owner can also play THE POLICEMAN.
Actress who plays THE LIBRARIAN, can also play THE WAITRESS and FRIEND.
Actor who plays THE HISTORY PROFESSOR also plays THE PERFUME MAKER and EMT 1
Actress who plays Mystery Novelist can also play THE FLORIST and EMT 2
Actress who plays MARJORIE also plays THE YOUNG WOMAN.


SETTING

A small rural New England town called Colchester

TIME

The Present or Recent Past
  • Heather, The Florist
    Character Age
    30s to 50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Georgette, The Mystery Novelist
    Character Age
    50s to 70s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Marjorie
    Character Age
    20s to 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Robert, The Young Man
    Character Age
    18-25
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Florence, The Young Woman
    Character Age
    18-25
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Friend
    Character Age
    20s to 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • EMT 1
    Character Age
    Any Adult
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Suzanne, The Photographer
    Character Age
    30s to 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • EMT 2
    Character Age
    Any Adult
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Earl, The Gravedigger
    Character Age
    30s to 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Jen, The Waitress
    Character Age
    25 to 45
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Charlie, The Hardware Store Owner
    Character Age
    30s to 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Martin, The Perfume Maker
    Character Age
    30s to 50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Renee, The Librarian
    Character Age
    30s to 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Pete, The Policeman
    Character Age
    25 to 45
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Harold, The History Professor
    Character Age
    50s to 70s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Washington DC, Year 2016
  • Type Reading, Organization Primary Stages, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization JAW at Portland Center Stage, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Project Y, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Hudson Repertory Theatre, White Plains, NY, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, Year 2018