Random Theft & Other Acts

by John David Westby

Full Length. In Random Theft & Other Acts, three college-educated, under-employed, and unlikely bank robbers find themselves where no suburbanites should - a seedy run down motel in the middle of nowhere - when their plans spin widely out of control and they must grapple with suspicion, kidnapping, and the universal laws of cause and effect. Cast of seven (2W, 5M). 1 unit set.

Full Length. In Random Theft & Other Acts, three college-educated, under-employed, and unlikely bank robbers find themselves where no suburbanites should - a seedy run down motel in the middle of nowhere - when their plans spin widely out of control and they must grapple with suspicion, kidnapping, and the universal laws of cause and effect. Cast of seven (2W, 5M). 1 unit set.

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Random Theft & Other Acts

Character Information

2 W, 5 M
MARTIE, late 30s-early 40s, finds herself at the center of an adventure she never thought she wanted.
JACK, mid 30s, an overeducated, underemployed good guy with a big heart.
HAM, late-20s, a dude who wants to break out of the personal trainer mold and into something else.
HENRY, 50s-60s, the brains behind the adventure, or is he?
BRIDGET, early 20s, caught in a cross-roads, literally.
ROSS, 30s-40s, dude who doesn't mean well.
BIRD, 50s, wrong person at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Theatres are encouraged to cast non-traditionally wherever possible.
  • Martie
    Marty, divorced, over-educated, and unemployed suburban interior decorator hanging by a thread and trying to navigate the ramification of an economic downturn. Strong role for a woman.
    40s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Jack
    Jack, an unemployed bar tender with several college degrees, staying positive and going with the flow.
    30s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Ham
    Ham, a shy personal trainer, now unemployed navigating that economic downturn, yearns for love and acceptance and will do anything to get it.
    late 20s early 30s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Henry
    Henry, tough-talking former executive of corporate security, now gone rogue.
    60s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Bridget
    Bridget, an under-achieving Gen X, who lost her future somewhere on the way to her job at Dennys.
    20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Ross
    Ross, an opportunist with a lethal sense of what he's capable of.
    30s-40s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Bird
    Bird, the nosy neighbor no one wants hanging around.
    40s - 50s
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s

Development History

  • Reading, Chicago Dramatists Workshop, 2000
  • Workshop, Talisman Theatre, 1999

Production History

  • Professional, Steel Beam Theatre, 2017
  • Professional, Talisman Theatre, 2000