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Swimmers

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 7m

Rachel Bonds

"Bonds has a terrific feel for the painful absurdities of personal relationships – whether collegial or would-be romantic – and the inanities of the surface camaraderie of the modern open workplace.” - San Francisco Chronicle

Swimmers

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Coyotes evading police. Billboards predicting the end of the world. It’s been a strange day at the office, and it’s only nine a.m. Moving floor by floor from the basement up to the roof, scenes between employees in a corporate office explore the angst-ridden relationships between those that people often take most advantage of: their coworkers. 
History

Swimmers premiered at Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, CA in March 2016 under the direction of Mike Donahue.

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Performing Groups
WALTER - Facilities Management. African-American. Late 40’s/early 50’s. 
TOM - Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Early 40’s.
FARRAH - Product Development. Could be any non-WASPy race/ethnicity. Early 30’s. 
YURI - Product Development. Russian. Moved to US for college. Mid-to-late 30’s. 
BILL - Product Development. African-American. Early 30’s. 
RANDY - Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Late 20’s-Early 30’s. 
PRIYA - Sales. First-generation American, born to Indian parents. Late 20’s-Early 30’s. 
CHARLENE - Administration. Latina. Early-to-mid 40’s. 
VIVIAN - Intern. Very beautiful and ethnically ambiguous. Early 20’s – 25. 
DENNIS - R&D. Overweight. White. 40ish. 
GEORGE - COO. White. Mid 50’s.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Several floors of an office building.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Strong Language
    • Smoking

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REVIEWS 

"Bonds has a terrific feel for the painful absurdities of personal relationships – whether collegial or would-be romantic – and the inanities of the surface camaraderie of the modern open workplace.” - San Francisco Chronicle, Read More 

"Five Stars! [Swimmers] is such a strong outing that it makes one eager to see what else Bonds has up her sleeve [...] the dialogue is often funny in its painful awkwardness. The characters are a charming, fascinating group of people." - Marin Independent Journal, Read More 

"[Bonds] writes with a sensitive touch that, along with the pain, also acknowledges the inescapable humanity of her characters and the humor that accompanies their angst. Mix empathy and laughs with a light splash of existential dread and you have a pretty potent dramatic framework." - Pacific Sun, Read More


Videos

  • Marin Theatre Company trailer for Swimmers youtube thumbnail

    Marin Theatre Company trailer for Swimmers

  • Scenes and descriptions from Marin Theatre Company's first rehearsal of Swimmers youtube thumbnail

    Scenes and descriptions from Marin Theatre Company's first rehearsal of Swimmers

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Authors

Rachel Bonds

Rachel Bonds

Rachel Bonds is a playwright, screenwriter, essayist and writer for scripted podcasts. Her plays have been developed or produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, Ars Nova, MCC, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, The McCarter, The Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Rep ...

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