Everaftering

The road to good intentions is paved with blind dates. It's Valentine's Day, and Michelle has planned a blind date for (and against the will of) her roommate Helen. As date time approaches, the evening descends into a tangle of mixed allegiances, old wounds, potent truths, and good intentions gone terribly awry.

Read a selection from the script.

Characters

  • HELEN DANIELS, a functional neurotic, 26
  • MICHELLE THORNE, Helen's best friend and roommate, 25
  • PATRICK STEVENSON, a bonds trader, 27
  • PARIS STEVENSON, Patrick's brother, 22

Productions

  • The Theatre at Acting Out (Ohio, February 2007)
  • 78th Street Theatre Lab (New York, December 2007)

Backstory

This is loosely adapted from my friendship with my college roommate. I'll let you guess who's who.


"The Forbidden Questions. A simple yet deadly collection of interrogative adjectives and verbs—some action, some linking—these are the questions which, if asked on a first date, guarantee there will be no second." ~ Michelle, Everaftering