John Henry Roberts

John Henry Roberts is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, and visual designer. His play >The Sweeter Option<, was first produced (in an earlier version) by Strawdog Theatre Company, directed by Marti Lyons. His play >True Dreams of Annie Arbor< was first produced by The Neo-Futurists in Chicago, directed by Greg Allen, and later produced by Inertia Ensemble in Milwaukee, directed by Steph McCanles. He is also co-writer of the immersive play >Masque Macabre< (based on classic horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft and others) also produced by Strawdog Theatre Company.

John Henry Roberts is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, and visual designer. His play >The Sweeter Option<, was first produced (in an earlier version) by Strawdog Theatre Company, directed by Marti Lyons. His play >True Dreams of Annie Arbor< was first produced by The Neo-Futurists in Chicago, directed by Greg Allen, and later produced by Inertia Ensemble in Milwaukee, directed by Steph McCanles. He is also co-writer of the immersive play >Masque Macabre< (based on classic horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft and others) also produced by Strawdog Theatre Company.

Scripts

The Sweeter Option

by John Henry Roberts

Cast Size
8—9
Genre
dark comedy,
mystery/thriller,
period

Set in the heatwave of June 1971, a low-rent investigator named Tucker tracks a stolen rent-a-car and stumbles neck-deep into an embezzlement scheme gone sour. There's enough cash up for grabs to finance a new life, something Tucker comes to realize he desperately wants. But the only way to it is through Irene Pike, a jazz-loving alcoholic, a failed art student turned housewife who is just as determined to win...

Set in the heatwave of June 1971, a low-rent investigator named Tucker tracks a stolen rent-a-car and stumbles neck-deep into an embezzlement scheme gone sour. There's enough cash up for grabs to finance a new life, something Tucker comes to realize he desperately wants. But the only way to it is through Irene Pike, a jazz-loving alcoholic, a failed art student turned housewife who is just as determined to win herself a fresh start.

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