Retrograde

by Doug Brook

A retrograde is a musical construct, wherein a melody goes in a certain direction, then concludes by repeating itself exactly in reverse. Lynn and John are co-workers who hate each other and are forced to work together. Through short segments that span many weeks, their relationship goes through a retrograde: from hate to love and in exact reverse to hate again.
Published in "Eight Tens @ 8 Festival – Thirty...

A retrograde is a musical construct, wherein a melody goes in a certain direction, then concludes by repeating itself exactly in reverse. Lynn and John are co-workers who hate each other and are forced to work together. Through short segments that span many weeks, their relationship goes through a retrograde: from hate to love and in exact reverse to hate again.
Published in "Eight Tens @ 8 Festival – Thirty Ten-Minute Plays from the Santa Cruz Festivals I-VI" by Smith & Kraus.

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Retrograde

Character Information

  • John
    An office worker.
    20s-40s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Lynn
    An office worker.
    20s-40s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Production History

  • University, Case Western Reserve University, 2005
  • University, Flagler College, 2005
  • University, Hartwick College, 2004
  • Professional, Streetlight Productions (New York, NY), 2002
  • Community Theater, Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz), 1999

Awards

  • Eight Tens @ 8 Festival
    Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz)
    Winner
    1998