These Mistakes

by Samantha Cooper

After the second botched suicide attempt by their matriarch Renee, the Rudin family agrees to return to their beloved family orchard in an effort to reclaim their original ownership of the land. But during their journey they are all confronted with the harsh realities of recovery and each must learn in their own way: delusion doesn't win back property.

After the second botched suicide attempt by their matriarch Renee, the Rudin family agrees to return to their beloved family orchard in an effort to reclaim their original ownership of the land. But during their journey they are all confronted with the harsh realities of recovery and each must learn in their own way: delusion doesn't win back property.

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These Mistakes

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  • Cheryl Bear: These Mistakes by Samantha Cooper
    “

    A great reflection on the attachment we have to the way things were, the meaning we place in it and our ability to live life fully. Well done.

    A great reflection on the attachment we have to the way things were, the meaning we place in it and our ability to live life fully. Well done.

    ”

Character Information

  • Renee Rudin
    50s
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Valerie (Val) Rudin
    Renee's adopted daughter
    Late 20s
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Anna Rudin
    Early 20s
    She/her or they/them
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • Leonard Rudin
    Older than his sister, Renee
    50s - 60s
    he/him
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Alex
    30s
    he/him
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Homeless Man
    Any
    he/him
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Reading, Last Frontier Theatre Conference Play Lab, 2015
  • Workshop, Columbia University School of the Arts, 2015
  • Workshop, Columbia University School of the Arts, 2014