Believers
Comedy. 2f, 2m.
Love. Drugs. Unexpected side effects.
Researcher Rockwell Wise believes a love vaccine will solve the problems of the world — and keep his own heart safe. Drug developer Grace Wright wants to create a love activator that will reintroduce passion and romance to a devastated world. Their past returns to haunt both of them, when Grace is hired to lead Rocky’s development team in the midst of a company crisis.
“Believers” is inspired by the Grimm’s fairy tale, The Frog King, and takes place in a pharmaceutical lab in the immediate dystopian future. It was selected for Playwrights Revolution at Capitol Stage Company in Sacramento, CA, in 2010, and was part of Wily West Production’s 2011 new play reading series.
Audience feedback from the Playwrights Revolution reading:
I enjoyed this play immensely, partly because it was wickedly funny and beautifully crafted, and partly because it was so well acted. . . for a story to be so well told was a thing of beauty to watch. I know that Patricia is still wanting to tinker with this in its workshop stage. But in my mind,it seemed like a finished product. . . . I also want to say
thanks to you for bringing this type of artistry in story telling to our community. I love it.