20s F
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Teen Dad
TEEN DAD
full-length play
3F, 2M
Abby, a precocious emo-goth teenager, orchestrates a surprise reunion for her mother Tanya and birth father Tom, with the help of her mom's fiance/healer John. Hoping to provoke long-lasting reconciliation between her parents before her high school graduation, Abby's plans completely derail when Tom arrives with his new girlfriend Alisha. Can this family confront their past traumas, "deal and heal?"
"Teen Dad" subverts popular regional theatre "kitchen-sink beach house dramedy" to share a heartfelt, comedic exploration of generational trauma and recovery in a mixed race Black and Latinx family.
PUBLICATION:
2021 - TRW Plays
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
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PRESS:
“Trauma, Family, and Sonic Youth” - NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Abby & Alisha - Teen Dad
2F or femme people
ABBY -15, Black & Latine
ALISHA - early 20s, mixed-race
SCENES:
Act One, Scene 1: pages 24-29
Abby is NOT thrilled to meet her dad’s surprise new barely legal girlfriend!
Act Two, Scene 2: pages 72-80
But . . . Abby and Alisha actually have a lot more in common than they thought.
TEEN DAD | PLAY SYNOPSIS: Abby, a precocious emo-goth teenager, orchestrates a surprise reunion for her mother Tanya, and birth father Tom, with the help of her mom's fiance/healer John. Hoping to provoke a long-lasting reconciliation between her parents before her high school graduation, Abby's plans completely derail when Tom arrives with his new girlfriend Alisha. Can this family confront their past traumas, "deal and heal?"
"Teen Dad" subverts popular regional theatre "kitchen-sink beach house dramedy" to share a heartfelt, comedic exploration of generational trauma and recovery in a mixed-race Black and Latinx family.
Teodoro - This Bitch: Esta Sangre Quiero
20s/M or masc person, Latine
TEODORO is a geeky social media manager for instafamous influencer DianaBianca. As TEODORO walks along the recently raked beach of a private resort in Tulum, Mexico, he takes out his phone and records a private Instagram story.
THIS BITCH: ESTA SANGRE QUIERO is a big, bawdy, bilingual Gen Z comedy inspired by Lope de Vega’s Golden Age epic “El perro del hortelano.”
Alisha - Teen Dad
20s, F or femme person, mul-tee-rac-ial
Alisha (who pronounces her name A-loo-sha) is the surprise guest and new girlfriend of Tom, the “Teen Dad” who was invited to what was supposed to be a family getaway.
