The Essentials

Play

New Work
Writers: Jaimie Gaskell

Overview

Show Information

Category
Play
Number of Acts
1
Genres
Drama
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
A small essential oils shop, White Plains, New York
Cast Size
small
Ideal for
College/University, Community Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Female
Casting Notes

Includes young adult, late teen, mature adult characters

Synopsis

The nation is in the middle of a pandemic and Nina has been left in charge of the essential oils shop she works at in White Plains, New York. She is desperately trying to make a go of her adult life but is frustrated by her current lack of options. If she leaves the store to fly back home and be with her family, she loses her job and the whole reason for being in New York in the first place. However, when the power goes out in the neighborhood, Nina witnesses a sign of hope in these dark times.

Lead Characters


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