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Synopsis

How do relationships evolve, get stronger, and fall apart over time? Craig Pospisil’s Months on End is a journey through the angst and humor of marriage, divorce, and death as the lives of eight young adults intertwine over the course of a year. Each of the play’s 12 scenes represents one month from January through to December, a sort of theatrical time lapse during which the characters mature, grow closer, grow apart, and figure out what really matters in their lives. The play is a romantic comedy, a sitcom, and a domestic drama in one. Readers and audiences will easily recognize, and perhaps relate to, the very human-feeling characters: there's the embittered Elaine, the hapless Walter, and the aloof Heidi, all gravitating around Ben and Phoebe, the engaged couple who aren’t quite yet at peace with the idea of spending the rest of their lives with each other (and each others’ oddities). Months on End is ultimately about a group of people on the verge of something…they’re just not quite sure what.

Show Information

Book
Craig Pospisil
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2002
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Multiple Settings, Simple/No Set
Time & Place
The present. Various locations in and around New York City, a beach in Mexico, a hotel room in Los Angeles
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Licensor
Dramatists Play Service
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Regional Theatre, Includes Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast

Context

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Ben

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Phoebe

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Walter

Supporting

Male

Non-singer

Elaine

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Nick

Supporting

Male

Non-singer

Paige

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Heidi

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Tony

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Gwen

Featured

Female

Non-singer

Chris

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Songs

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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

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Scenes

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Key Terms

    A parent whose child/children have grown up and left home

    A type of television series that uses the same characters in various comedic situations

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Guide Written By:

Kevan Dunkelberg

Kevan Dunkelberg

Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright