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The Stonewater Rapture
The Stonewater Rapture
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Author: Doug Wright Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 35 Pub. Date: 1990 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0822210827 ISBN-13: 9780822210825 Cast Size: 1 female, 1 male
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About the Play:
The Stonewater Rapture has
long been a favourite of acting teachers for Female Monologues and
Female/Male Scenes.
The Stonewater Rapture is a
one-act drama by Doug Wright. Whitney and Carlyle find their
young relationship suddenly thrown into turmoil. Together they
struggle to wed their ingrained beliefs with the painful complexity
of their experiences. Can they learn to cope with the pressures of
growing up whilst staying true to the faith that has guided their
decisions until now?
The Stonewater Rapture brings
to fore the issues of God, sex, and the world between. Whitney, the
well-meaning son of the local minister, and Carlyle, a vivacious
eighteen-year-old girl with deep religious devotion and a lively
imagination, are conflicted. Whitney is concerned with how his lack
of sexual experience is affecting his reputation, while Carlyle is
very much pleased with her piety, though also admits to sexual
curiosities of her own. The play's initial humor and crackling
dialogue turn serious when Carlyle confesses a life-changing
experience. Together, they struggle to wed their religious doctrine
with the often-painful complexities of the real world.
Doug Wright achieved early
success while still an undergraduate, when one of his first works,
The Stonewater Rapture was performed in 1984 to acclaim at
Borderline Theatre during Scotland's Edinburgh Festival Fringe
capturing the coveted Fringe First Award. With its single set and
youthful roles, the play
has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and
workshops and is routinely performed by high
schools and colleges.
Cast: 2
female, 2 male
What
people say:
"A
poignant and funny look at growing up, sex and religion in small-town
America." — London Stage
"An
original and relevant drama." — The Festival Times
(Edinburgh)
"Forceful,
and redolent of deep feeling." — The Scotsman
(Edinburgh)
About the Playwright:
Doug Wright is a
Pulitzer-prize winning American playwright and screenwriter. His
stage work – which includes such titles as The Stonewater Rapture – has
been produced in major cities across the US and the globe, among
them, New York, Dallas, London, Stockholm, Budapest, Barcelona,
Buenos Aires, Sydney and Tokyo. |
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