Janie / Basil

by Michael Quinn

In a South Philly rowhome, a middle-aged woman grapples with her former partner's murder-suicide. She swears she didn't see the warning signs. But her nephew, a strange and intrepid art museum security guard, is determined to get to the bottom of things -- even if it means tearing the family apart. Shortlisted for the Druid Theatre New Writing 2024.

In a South Philly rowhome, a middle-aged woman grapples with her former partner's murder-suicide. She swears she didn't see the warning signs. But her nephew, a strange and intrepid art museum security guard, is determined to get to the bottom of things -- even if it means tearing the family apart. Shortlisted for the Druid Theatre New Writing 2024.

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Janie / Basil

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  • Ally Lardner: Janie / Basil by Michael Quinn
    “

    Intensely funny and darkly bizarre at turns. Quinn has written a superb two-hander about so much more than the danger of the Internet.

    Intensely funny and darkly bizarre at turns. Quinn has written a superb two-hander about so much more than the danger of the Internet.

    ”

Character Information

1F, 1M
  • Janie Alvaretti
    55 years old
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Basil Butler
    25 years old
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Awards

  • New Writing
    Druid Theatre
    Finalist
    2024