Good Grief

Included in "A House by the Side of the Road - Seven Short Plays About a Family" published by Next Stage Press.

Ten-Minute: (2020) Dan stops by the forest to visit Clyde and meets his new lifelong companion. He's an attractive young man named Grief, and he and Dan are going to get to know each other very well.

Included in "A House by the Side of the Road - Seven Short Plays About a Family" published by Next Stage Press.

Ten-Minute: (2020) Dan stops by the forest to visit Clyde and meets his new lifelong companion. He's an attractive young man named Grief, and he and Dan are going to get to know each other very well.

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  • Joe Swenson: Good Grief

    The final installment in the series, Philip Middleton Williams takes you on an unexpected journey. In this final chapter of Clyde and Dan's relationship, he introduces an emotion/event/situation as a character. Grief announces themselves as a necessary part of the relationship between son and father but declares that he's there for the son in an unexpected way.

    Philip takes us on this journey of discovery, relationships, and has us rooting for Dan all along the way. Beautifully done. Expert dialogue. I'm rooting for Philip's brilliance and can't wait to read/see more!

    The final installment in the series, Philip Middleton Williams takes you on an unexpected journey. In this final chapter of Clyde and Dan's relationship, he introduces an emotion/event/situation as a character. Grief announces themselves as a necessary part of the relationship between son and father but declares that he's there for the son in an unexpected way.

    Philip takes us on this journey of discovery, relationships, and has us rooting for Dan all along the way. Beautifully done. Expert dialogue. I'm rooting for Philip's brilliance and can't wait to read/see more!

  • D. Lee Miller: Good Grief

    GOOD GRIEF by Philip Middleton Williams is a great addition to his already wonderful growing oeuvre. Williams shines a light on Dan's grief that manages to beautifully convey the underside -- in this case, not the darkness but the light. As pain is necessary to warn you of an illness, so does grief have its positive and negative sides. This is a beautiful and hopeful play in the context of the pain all humans share.

    GOOD GRIEF by Philip Middleton Williams is a great addition to his already wonderful growing oeuvre. Williams shines a light on Dan's grief that manages to beautifully convey the underside -- in this case, not the darkness but the light. As pain is necessary to warn you of an illness, so does grief have its positive and negative sides. This is a beautiful and hopeful play in the context of the pain all humans share.

  • Jack Levine: Good Grief

    PHILIP MIDDLETON WILLIAMS’ play, “Good Grief”, gives a whole new meaning of what grief means in the process of dealing with tragedies in our life. This short play had a big impact on me, as I began to think back to when I experienced grief from the loss of a loved one. This is truly a beautiful play of how grief plays a vital role, one with a positive impact under horrible circumstances.

    PHILIP MIDDLETON WILLIAMS’ play, “Good Grief”, gives a whole new meaning of what grief means in the process of dealing with tragedies in our life. This short play had a big impact on me, as I began to think back to when I experienced grief from the loss of a loved one. This is truly a beautiful play of how grief plays a vital role, one with a positive impact under horrible circumstances.

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Character Information

  • Dan
    Character Age
    Mid-sixties
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Clyde
    A spirit.
    Character Age
    Mid-thirties
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Grief
    A handsome, well-built young man.
    Character Age
    Early twenties
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male