by Patrick Gabridge
Drift
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Character Information
MOLLY BENZA. 55. White.
JAMAL BENZA. 23. Black.
CALLIE BENZA. 25. Multi-racial in background–a woman of color, but perhaps not easily pigeon-holed into a standard American racial category.
NORA DAVIDSON. 58. White.
JAMAL BENZA. 23. Black.
CALLIE BENZA. 25. Multi-racial in background–a woman of color, but perhaps not easily pigeon-holed into a standard American racial category.
NORA DAVIDSON. 58. White.
- Molly BenzaA relatively new but enthusiastic and committed organic farmer (very small scale farm). Mother to
Jamal and Callie. Was married to Jane, who is now dead, from Clomazone poisoning. She often wears a harvest knife on her belt and always dresses in her farm clothes.Character Age55Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale - Jamal BenzaMolly and Jane's adoptive son. Black. A
cameraman/videographer. Not interested in farming.Character Age23Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAfrican American / BlackCharacter Gender IdentityMale - Callie BenzaMolly and Jane's adoptive daughter. Very multi-racial in background--a woman of color, but perhaps not
easily pigeon-holed into a standard American racial category. A graduate student, avid gardener, and possible future farmer.Character Age25Character Race/Ethnic IdentityBIPOCCharacter Gender IdentityFemale,pakichothegubruche - Nora DavidsonLong-time resident of this town. Was married to part-time farmer John for 36 years, before he died in a pesticide exposure accident. Works in town--she's not a farmer.Character Age58Character Race/Ethnic IdentityWhiteCharacter Gender IdentityCisgender Female
Development History
- Type Reading, Organization Royal Pain Shakespeare, Year 2019
- Type Reading, Organization Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, MA, Year 2018
- Type Workshop, Organization Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, Year 2017
- Type Workshop, Organization Huntington Theatre Company, Year 2016