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The Secret Lives of Losers

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m

A swift-moving, compassionate script about young adults in bad circumstances looking for a way out.

The Secret Lives of Losers

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
In high school, Neely was deemed "Most Likely to Succeed," but at 19, she's still working at the Amoco station and taking care of her meth-addicted younger brother (their mom ran out on them in search of herself). Her best-friend is a small-time drug dealer (also 19) who's taking care of the baby he had with a girl who has gone off to college abandoning them both. Into this mess strolls a new cop, who takes an interest in Neely and starts to date her. A swift-moving, compassionate script about young adults in bad circumstances looking for a way out.
History

Secret Lives of Losers  premiered as a part of the UMKC Theatre Festival of New Original Work in Kansas City, MO in February 2006 under the direction of Meredith McDonough.

NEELY — 19, works at Amoco, sarcastic, lost
ALEX — 19, small time drug dealer, Neely’s best friend
SYLVIA — 19, overly friendly, small town girl, Alex’s new interes
DJ — 29, cop from Chicago, overweight
NELSON — 15-17, Neely’s brother, crystal meth addict, sweet but out of control

Plus 1 female voiceover

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Small town Illinois, the present.
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Megan Mostyn-Brown

Megan Mostyn-Brown's plays include: Girl, The Secret Lives Of Losers, Going After Alice, Lizards, Objects Are Closer Than They Appear, The Bends, Nora Gets A Boyfriend, Nancy Blue: Girl Detectiveand The Rest Of Your Life. She's had productions at The Guthrie Theater, The C ...

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