Humble Yourself!

by R. Eric Thomas

It's 1997, the Hale-Bopp Comet is closer than ever, and Margene Taylor has come back to Eau Claire to kill her former friend Duke Owens. Motivated by a set of self-help tapes that's bleeding into her reality, and accompanied by a stoic, news-obsessed cowboy from Abilene, Margene sets herself on a collision course with Duke and with her conception of herself. Featuring two actors playing 11 characters, Humble...

It's 1997, the Hale-Bopp Comet is closer than ever, and Margene Taylor has come back to Eau Claire to kill her former friend Duke Owens. Motivated by a set of self-help tapes that's bleeding into her reality, and accompanied by a stoic, news-obsessed cowboy from Abilene, Margene sets herself on a collision course with Duke and with her conception of herself. Featuring two actors playing 11 characters, Humble Yourself! is a dark comedy about being your best worst self.

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Humble Yourself!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Azuka Theatre, Year 2023

Awards

  • Ojai Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2024