The Festial Quartet - a play for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass

by David Lee White

Eighteen year old Amy was the best piano player at Festial High School. After her tragic death, her four best friends – the Festial Quartet – join their Christian youth leader, Michael, to prepare for her memorial. When Amy’s grieving mother asks Michael to save the Festial Quartet’s souls, their fragile psyches begin to crack, forcing one of them to reveal a secret she’s been harboring a year – a secret that...

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The Festial Quartet - a play for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass

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Cheryl Bear: The Festial Quartet - a play for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass by David Lee White

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A revealing story about the experience of growing up in religion and the questions that arise from the trials of life and loss. Excellent.

A revealing story about the experience of growing up in religion and the questions that arise from the trials of life and loss. Excellent.

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Jordan Kilgore: The Festial Quartet - a play for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass by David Lee White

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This piece has a distinct, fresh, adolescent voice. These characters face their questions about God and their insecurities in the way that only teenagers truly can. White’s characters face loss and growing up in a way that’s at the same time painfully funny, profoundly sad, and unabashedly human.

This piece has a distinct, fresh, adolescent voice. These characters face their questions about God and their insecurities in the way that only teenagers truly can. White’s characters face loss and growing up in a way that’s at the same time painfully funny, profoundly sad, and unabashedly human.

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Claudia Haas: The Festial Quartet - a play for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass by David Lee White

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Faith, loss, friendship and faith are just a few of the huge themes woven into this beautifully realized coming-of-age play. White taps into both the insecurities and the strong ties between close friends. As they deal with a loss, there are revelations that jar all of them. Funny, irreverent and achingly poignant, I clued into to each of the characters and wanted to continue with them on their journey after the play. The play contains beautifully realized characters for teens to play. Highly recommended.

Faith, loss, friendship and faith are just a few of the huge themes woven into this beautifully realized coming-of-age play. White taps into both the insecurities and the strong ties between close friends. As they deal with a loss, there are revelations that jar all of them. Funny, irreverent and achingly poignant, I clued into to each of the characters and wanted to continue with them on their journey after the play. The play contains beautifully realized characters for teens to play. Highly recommended.

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Character Information

3 Males (1 adult, 2 teens, or young adults that could pass for teens.)
4 Females (1 adult, 3 teens, or young adults that could pass for teens.)

Danny

Eighteen years old. A bit of a geek. But just a bit. Sings Tenor

Character Age

18

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens,
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man
Karyn

Eighteen years old. Danny’s best friend. Snarky as hell. Sings Alto

Character Age

18

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens,
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Woman
Michael

Leader of the local church youth group. Clean cut. Charming.

Character Age

30s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  30s,
  
  40s
- Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
  
  White
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man
Gene

Also eighteen. Sings bass. Thinks about sex often.

Character Age

18

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens,
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man
Cynthia

Also eighteen. Soprano. Smiles a lot.

Character Age

18

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens,
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Woman
Meredith

Very put together. Also smiles a lot. Her daughter, Amy, has just died.

Character Age

40s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Woman
Amy

Character Age

18

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens,
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Non-binary,
  
  Woman

Development History

Type Reading, Organization Vivid Stage, Year 2023
Type Reading, Organization Playwright's Theatre of New Jersey, Year 2017
Type Reading, Organization Bristol-Riverside Theater, Year 2016