I never asked for a gofundme

by Jayne Deely

Millie is back home in Mobile, AL for a prestigious fellowship she couldn’t pass up. Her east coast born and raised Puerto Rican partner, Avery, is recovering from gender affirming top surgery. When quasi-aunt to Millie and righteous woman of God Teresa overhears Millie talking to the pharmacist at CVS, she assumes Avery has breast cancer and puts events in motion that turn everyone’s lives upside down: cue the...

Millie is back home in Mobile, AL for a prestigious fellowship she couldn’t pass up. Her east coast born and raised Puerto Rican partner, Avery, is recovering from gender affirming top surgery. When quasi-aunt to Millie and righteous woman of God Teresa overhears Millie talking to the pharmacist at CVS, she assumes Avery has breast cancer and puts events in motion that turn everyone’s lives upside down: cue the casseroles, care packages, and checkbooks – a gofundme to SAVE AVERY! "I never asked for a gofundme" is a new queer comedy about gender, family, and religion that asks what it means to be worthy of care.

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I never asked for a gofundme

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  • David Davila: I never asked for a gofundme by Jayne Deely
    “

    Jayne Deely has crafted a high-anxiety queer-comedy ride through contemporary-Christian Alabama! This play is wonderfully funny, political, satirical, yet filled with love at every turn of the page! I highly recommend it to any theatre - I mean... there's a casserole dream ballet... what else is there to say?

    Jayne Deely has crafted a high-anxiety queer-comedy ride through contemporary-Christian Alabama! This play is wonderfully funny, political, satirical, yet filled with love at every turn of the page! I highly recommend it to any theatre - I mean... there's a casserole dream ballet... what else is there to say?

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: I never asked for a gofundme by Jayne Deely
    “

    Loved this play about the harm religion can do and the ways people need community. Loved the magical moments in this play. Loved how absurd it got. A play about the Deep South that gives us characters that are much more than caricatures.

    Loved this play about the harm religion can do and the ways people need community. Loved the magical moments in this play. Loved how absurd it got. A play about the Deep South that gives us characters that are much more than caricatures.

    ”

Character Information

In the vein of Larissa Fasthorse's "Thanksgiving Play," white passing BIPOC actors should be encouraged to audition for all roles identified as 'white.'
  • Millie
    (she/her) Female, white, early 30's, PhD student in a relationship with Avery. Southern and raised Baptist. The black sleep of her family.
    Early 30's
    White
    Cis Woman (She/Her)
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Avery
    (they/them) - AFAB trans nonbinary early 30's, puerto rican, east coast raised, recently had top surgery.
    Early 30's
    Latine
    Trans nonbinary (they/them)
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • Teresa
    (she/her) - Female, white, 50's/early 60's, Southern, Christian and VERY involved in the church, best friend of Kim.
    50's/early 60's
    White
    Woman (She/Her)
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Kim
    (she/her) - Female, white, 50's/early 60's, Millie's mom, Southern, Christian.
    50's/early 60's
    White
    Woman (She/Her)
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • The Coven
    (she/her, they/them) - genderqueer. a mildly blundering guardian angel/greek chorus/queer ancestor of sorts who pops up in (often unsuccessful) attempts to help Avery and Millie navigate the chaos. Plays the PHARMACIST (ALEX), FRANCINE, SERVER, DOLLY PARTON, NUN, DOCTOR, JESUS, MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE, GODLY MUFASA VOICE, and DOORDASH (yes, in that order).
    any
    BIPOC
    trans fem,
    nonbinary (she/her or they/them)
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary