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Way Deep

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m

A full family play about a teenage romance. Discouraged by parents, the young lovers run away. We see the distraught parents, and we see the youngsters trying to cope, to get jobs, to live in a world beyond their means and experience.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

Details

Summary

A full family play about a teenage romance. Discouraged by parents, the young lovers run away. We see the distraught parents, and we see the youngsters trying to cope, to get jobs, to live in a world beyond their means and experience. And final capitulation in the recognition scene. So real it makes you shiver.

Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 16th Series.

History

Way Deep was first presentd by the Writers Circle in the 16th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. It was directed by Writers Circle artistic director Ronald Roston.

Cast Attributes
JOLENE SANDUSKI - 15
ROY SANDUSKI - her father
ALMA SANDUSKI - her mother
TATE NEWMAN - 17
DICK NEWMAN - his father
  • Time Period Contemporary, 1990s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Katherine Burger

Productions of Katherine Burger’s play Morphic Resonance include: The Donmar Warehouse Theater in London; Theatre de l’Atelier in Paris; The Westport Country Playhouse; The Kleines Theatre in Berlin; and over Radio BBC. Her one-act Way Deep, winner of the 16th Annual Samuel F ...
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