monkeyheart

by jose sebastian alberdi

Welcome to Make-A-Monkey! America’s favorite stuffed animal making store where the workers do it all for a minimum wage! From repairing seams and broken voice recordings, to acting as impromptu life counselors and memory keepers—for hundreds of people, seven days a week! But when one of those hundreds of people ends up sticking around, workers Anna, Milton, and Jack have to grapple with knowing a customer...

Welcome to Make-A-Monkey! America’s favorite stuffed animal making store where the workers do it all for a minimum wage! From repairing seams and broken voice recordings, to acting as impromptu life counselors and memory keepers—for hundreds of people, seven days a week! But when one of those hundreds of people ends up sticking around, workers Anna, Milton, and Jack have to grapple with knowing a customer slightly more than they ever expected to.

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  • Sam Mueller: monkeyheart by jose sebastian alberdi
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    So funny, so full of heart (no pun intended), such good dialogue, such interesting complete characters. I laughed out loud several times in a play that is also emotional devastating. It’s delightfully human and manages to capture the working-class retail experience in perfect detail. Reading this play is like remembering how to breathe deeply.

    So funny, so full of heart (no pun intended), such good dialogue, such interesting complete characters. I laughed out loud several times in a play that is also emotional devastating. It’s delightfully human and manages to capture the working-class retail experience in perfect detail. Reading this play is like remembering how to breathe deeply.

    ”

Character Information

Liz & Suze must be played by the same actor.
  • Milton
    a mender, a worker
    26
    Latino
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Jack
    a lover, a worker
    19
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Anna
    a manager, an insomniac
    33
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Liz
    a sister, also plays Suze
    20
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Suze
    a sister, also plays Liz
    27
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

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