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Breakdown
2016 NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE
RUNNING ON FIRE
By Aurin Squire
Marcus/Reggie
Age: mid 20s, Black male
Hannah/LL School Day
Age: mid to late 20s, White female
Jalen/Voice of Black Reason/XDawg
Age: 20s, Black male
Jada/Black They
Age: mid to late 20s, Black female
Garrett/Campus Officer/Police Officer/White Knight
Age: 20s, White male
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TEENAGE DICK
By Mike Lew
Richard
Age: 17, Male, junior class secretary, slyly ambitious, has Cerebral Palsy
Buck
Age: 17, Female, Richard’s best friend, earnest, wheelchair user
Elizabeth
Age: 30s-40s, Female, wry, well-meaning English teacher, kind of naïve
Eddie
Age: 17, Male, junior class president, football guy, kind of a dick
Clarissa
Age: 17, Female, junior class vice president, Jesus-loving, overachiever
Anne
Age: 17, Female, big-hearted yet dark, dancer, formerly the most popular girl in the school
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THE BURDENS
By Matt Schatz
Mordy Berman
Age: late 20s or his early 30s, Male, brother of Jane
Jane Berman
Age: mid 30s or her late 30s, Female, sister of Mordy
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SMALL TOWN VALUES
By Kathryn Walat
Emma
Age: mid to late 20s, She’s been living in the city, but is back in town now.
Jane
Age: mid to late 40s, Her mom. She’s ill, but doesn’t look it. Got married out of high school.
John
Age: mid to late 40s, Emma’s dad, Jane’s husband. Has worked at a bank his whole life.
MaryJane
Age: Maybe slightly younger than Jane, Jane’s best friend. Lives across the street.
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AGAINST THE HILLSIDE
By Sylvia Khoury
Pakistan:
Reem
Age: late 20s, Female, a Pakistani mother
Sayid
Age: early 30s, Male, her husband, a shopkeeper
Farid
Age: late 50s, Male, his uncle
Ahmen
Age: mid 20s, Male, Sayid’s cousin
Moussa
Age: 14, Male, a student
New Mexico:
Matt
Age: late 20s, Male, an American RPA (drone) pilot
Erin
Age: late 20s, Female, his wife, a medical student
Jared
Age: mid 30s, Male, Matt’s supervisor and friend
Anthony
Age: early 20s, Male, an RPA pilot-in-training
London:
Matthew
Age: 30s, Male, Matt and Erin’s son. Played by the same actor who plays Matt.
Abdul
Age: 40s, Male, Sayid and Reem’s son. Played by the same actor who plays Sayid.
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LAURA AND THE SEA
By Kate Tarker
Jack
Age: 50s or older, Male, CEO
Annie
Age: late 30s, Female, General Manager / HR
Stan
Age: mid to late 40s, Male, Manager, R department
Mary
Age: mid to late 20s, Female, Assistant, R department
Laura
Age: mid to late 40s. Female, manager, B department
Joe
Age: mid to late 20s, Male, assistant, B department
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GIRL IN CARS UNDERWATER
By Tegan McLeod
Dusty
Age: 20s, Latina
Anna
Age: 20s, Black Woman
Shelly
Age: 20s, Latina
Aubrey
Age: 20s, White Woman
Chelsea
Age: 20s, White Woman
Bree
Age: late 30s, Black Woman
Jamie
Age: 20s, White Man, police officer
Hue
Age: 11, Black Girl, Anna's sister
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UP THE HILL
By Keith Huff
There may or may not be doubling
Jill
Age: 21, Female, Congressional Intern
Claire
Age: 22, Female, Congressional Legislative Assistant (L.A.)
Anne-Marie
Age: 23, Female, senior Congressional L.A.
Jack
Age: 21, Male, Congressional Intern
Becca
Age: 23, Female, senior Congressional L.A.
Todd
Age: 22, Male, Congressional L.A.
Sara
Age: 22, Female, Congressional L.A.
Lucy
Age: 23, Female, Washington Times Intern/then Reporter
Tanya Bates
Age: 23, Female, MD, hospital Intern
Additionally, two off-stage voices (1 female and 1 m/f) are heard (can be taped or live):
Amber Savage, meditation podcast guru
TV Reporter, ABC 7 News
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