Cast:Needed: 3 women and 6 men (or without double casting, up to 15 roles available): ADAM (18 yrs. old), NANCY (Adam's mom, 40 yrs. old), GUY (male, 34 yrs. old), NURSE'S AIDE (male, 38 yrs. old), PATIENT (male, 58 yrs. old), SARAH (a social worker, 38 yrs. old), DR. ELLIS (31 yrs. old), NURSE (female, 30's), GODFREY (male, 18 yrs. old). |
Setting:The front seat of a car, then a hosptial emergency ward. Various other locations are visited with the help of the light and sound design and a few props. |
Length:96 pages, in two acts, with act one lasting approximately 50 minutes and act two 50 minutes. |
The gist:A drama about Adam Lander, an 18 year old boy living in Dallas and starring in his high school production of Oedipus the King. While riding in the car with his mother, a rear-end collision causes Adam to hit his head and he sees his father who abandoned him eight years ago. As Adam rushes after him in search of his past, everything comes crashing together and Adam is forced to make the biggest decision of his life. |