Description
TAIL END CHARLIE – AMERICAN FAMILY DRAMA SET IN POST WW2 ILLINOIS
This modern American family drama is set in post WW2 Illinois. Following the return of a young soldier (Robert Dobson) from the horrors of war to his beloved wife, a tense relationship with his estranged brother, George, and a struggling family business, Robert has to deal with the effects of a long brewing war in his mind and also in his home. His father is mentally ill and it seems he has been getting worse whilst he was gone.
The lingering effects of his father’s mental illness are also beginning to take their toll on the family. It seems that these things are hereditary…in more ways than one. Torn apart by the voices he is hearing inside his head, and the news of his wife’s infidelity with his own brother, things come spiralling down as the play climaxes in a dramatic and awful end. The only question is, “What do you pass on to the ones you leave behind?”
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
August-September 2019/Austin TX/ Trinity Street Playhouse/Haymaker Players
Author: Joey Banks
Type: Two Act Play
Genre: Modern American family Drama
Cast: 4M 1F (CASTING NOTE: Hyrum Dobson and Dr. Jonathan Ross can be played by the same actor.)
Ages of the actors: The main actors are in their twenties and the smalelr parts are middle aged adults.
Suitable for: Older teens and adults to perform, PG 10 (Violence) and mentions of sex
Length: 90 Minutes
Set: A small town outside of Chicago, Illinois. Various time periods between 1944-1945.
Level of Difficulty: 8/10 – the play needs skilled actors who can bring the climax of the play to life
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Like this play? Other plays dealing with the effects of war on mental health and depression:
Listen – soldier’s monologue
A Soldier’s Tale – Monologue about being a soldier
Family Play – a play about grwoing up in a dysfunctional family
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