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Overview
Synopsis
The nation is in the grips of a dangerous pandemic. Grace, a retired professional dancer showing symptoms of the virus, has agreed to take part in a unique experiment to try and find a cure. She dances over and over again for days, under the instruction of a disembodied voice. The voice firmly believes that to understand the virus, you must understand the human. But to understand the human, you must understand art. But can art--and love--root out the cure?
Show Information
- Book
- Mike Fatum
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Contemporary, Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- A darkened theatre, The near future
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Diverse Cast, College/University, Community Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Lead |
Either Gender |
Non-singer |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher