Characters and Setting
The play takes place in a small town on the Wabash River dividing southern Indiana and Illinois. A Sunday in summer, the present day.
Act One:
Scene 1: A bridge over the Wabash. Mid-afternoon.
Scene 2: A park along the river. Late afternoon.There will be a ten-minute intermission.
Act Two:
Scene 1. A roadside. Evening.
Scene 2. A motel room on the Illinois side. Dusk.
Scene 3. A home in town. Late evening.
Scene 4. The motel and the home. Night.
Scene 5. The park; the motel parking lot; the home. Late night.
Scene 6. The bridge over the Wabash. Dawn.
Six actors portray eleven characters and two voice-overs.
1. JIM, 19, a gangly, eccentric, troubled youth. Gay. Recently homeless.
2. CORINTHIA, 50s, a sweet, awkward woman.
BABUSHKA, non-speaking, an old crone.
OPERATOR (A voice-over)
MELINDA, 40s, Jim's mother.
3. KAREN, 42, a big city girl from a small town on a final visit home.
4. TRIPP, 39, Karen’s underachieving brother who never left home.
5. ABRA, 20, a pampered young woman and drug dealer.
RED, 24, a working-class, emotionally-abused, young wife.
MARCY (A voice-over)
6. POLICEMAN, late 30s.
PORTER, 40s. Jim's father.
EDDIE, late 20s, Abra's slacker henchman. (Off-stage voice only)
Contributor’s notes
Introduction
Author’s Commentary
Director’s Commentary
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