Overview
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD is a patchwork play that attempts to explore and consider all the ways that we get lost in the world. It is a collection of intertwining, pathos-rich character studies in the form of scenes and monologues, all traversing the landscape of the human condition—love, desire, ache, longing, disillusionment, loneliness—and the power of human connection. Every character is experiencing something of an existential tipping point. A beautiful, meaningful piece of theater that will leave its audience touched and then moved by its sublime reach.
With monologues, two-person scenes, and larger ensemble moments, TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD offers a flexible cast size, a modular scene structure, rich character development, and meaningful LGBTQ representation.
Collected Plays
MONOLOGUES
I Love You Man
BENNY, a soldier — 1M
Rule of Cats
BETTY, a bartender — 1W
Something Evil
CASEY, a high school senior — 1M
The Piercing
JESS, a divorcee — 1W
Bath Time
YOYO, a security guard — 1W
Ready for Battle
ANDY, a nurse — 1 Any
DUET SCENES
Clean
LINA & ROBERTO, a waitress and a dishwasher — 1M,1W
Consider the Ficus
GARRISON & NATE, a lobbyist and an editor — 2M
The Suicide Play
ARIEL & MICHAEL, a “hugger” and an “invisible” man — 1M,1W
Stuck
MAGGIE & BOB, 2 divorcees — 1M,1W
LARGER CAST SCENES
The Story of Walter
WALTER & ANNA, a shy single dad and his young daughter — 1M,1W
NARRATOR, a voice-over artist — 1W
CHRISSY, a grocery store clerk — 1W
NED, a clerk at the DMV — 1 Any
THERAPIST, Walter’s therapist — 1 Any
CARL, Walter’s neighbor — 1 Any
LARA, a girl from Walter’s childhood — 1W
MISS TIPTON, Walter’s elementary school teacher — 1W
ZEPHYR, a little kid at the DMV — 1 Any
a MOTHER, at the DMV — 1W
a restaurant SERVER —1 Any
Bloodbath at the Fillmore
TESSA & MAX, a stage manager and a writer — 1M,1W
MEGAN, Max’s manager — 1W
LOLA, Max’s sister — 1W
JACK, a young theater house manager — 1M
ALEXA — the voice of Amazon’s Alexa — 1W
Casting & Production
Casting
This play is designed in a modular fashion for ultimate flexibility. Though it works “as is” as a full evening of theater, you may slice and dice in whatever manner suits the needs of the production, whether that be an evening of monologues, duets, or a cutting for competition. Use the material however you like. You may also take liberties with omitting/replacing profanity or other language/situations not appropriate for your audiences.
Review
“An evening of disparate characters entangled in high-stakes moments of self-doubt—some trivial, most life-threatening, some bordering on life ending. Audrey Cefaly (Maytag Virgin, The Gulf, Alabaster, Trouble) has an intimate understanding of human suffering and examines the ache of life in these tender stories with the most ordinary of characters.”
—Jack Cannon, Professor of Theatre, University of Alabama at Birmingham
