30s/40s M, Black mixed-race
Wesley Connor (a biracial man passing as white) awaits sentencing for gun possession and conspiracy charges that he plotted to bomb Jewish and African-American landmarks in Boston.
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.