Playwright: Duncan Macmillan
Rights: Dramatists
Cast Size: 5m, 5w doubling , flexible casting
Synopsis: Emma was having the time of her life. Now she’s in rehab. Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isn’t with Emma, it’s with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But she’s smart enough to know that there’s no such thing. When intoxication feels like the only way to survive the modern world, how can she ever sober up?
Ratings:
Language: 16+
Adult Content: 18+
Violence: 13+
Pay attention to: Cigarettes are smoked and cocaine is snorted on stage. Play deals with addiction and drug and substance abuse and actors have to portray being under these substances. The play is very much through the eyes of the main character which effects the lighting and sound.
Flexibility: All changes must be approved in advance.
Production Notes: The action takes place in multiple locations. Actors play multiple characters. There are multiple version of Emma that appear on stage at the same time doing various things.