Kodachrome (One-Act Version)

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Cast Size

3w, 2m
Duration

60 minutes (1 hour)
Subgenre

Fable/Folktale, Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

Welcome to Colchester, a small town where everybody knows each other and the pace of life allows the pursuit of love to take up as much space as it needs. Our tour guide is Suzanne, the town photographer, who lets us peek into her neighbors’ lives to catch glimpses of romance in all its stages of development. A play about love, nostalgia, the seasons and how we learn to say goodbye.

History

Kodachrome premiered at Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon on February 9, 2018. Directed by Rose Riordan, the production featured Lena Kaminsky, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Ryan Tresser, Tina Chilip, John D. Haggerty, Sharonlee McLean and Kelly Godell.

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Performing Groups

5-13 total. As few as 3 women, 2 men with doubling or as many as 7 women, 4 men, 2 any gender without doubling. Actors can be any race.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER – Suzanne, female, mid-thirties to mid-forties.
THE GRAVEDIGGER – Earl, male, mid-thirties to mid-forties.
THE HARDWARE STORE OWNER – Charlie, male, mid-thirties to mid- forties.
THE HISTORY PROFESSOR – Harold, male, early sixties.
THE MYSTERY NOVELIST – Georgette, female, early sixties.
MARJORY – female, mid-twenties.
THE YOUNG MAN – Robert, male, early twenties.
THE YOUNG WOMAN – Florence, female, early twenties.
FRIEND – female, early twenties.
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THE LIBRARIAN – Renee, female, mid-thirties to mid-forties.
THE FLORIST – Heather, female.

Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
Setting Colchester, Connecticut: a small rural New England town. The present.
Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Additional Features No Intermission
Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Media

“Tender and poignant and awkward and funny all at the same time – you know, just like life.” – Broadway World

“Kodachrome is somewhere between an ensemble love story, a mischievous comedy and a supernatural dream.” – Willamette Week

“This breezy new play by Adam Szymkowicz... is warm and cheerful but clear-eyed about the impermanence of love.” – The Oregonian

“Overall, I highly recommend Kodachrome. You'll leave Colchester with a newfound determination to stop putting off whatever it is you've been putting off and, in the words of Harold Hill, ‘make today worth remembering.’” – Broadway World

“The play intermixes moments of gut-wrenching sadness with lighthearted humor, all while forcing the audience to pause and confront each emotion with the click of a shutter.” – The Portland Mercury

“This is a beautiful play – understated, tricky, often humorous, and universal. It’s a story about ordinary people going about their lives.” – Judy Nedry

ON BREAKING CHARACTER

My Town: Adam Szymkowicz on Kodachrome
by Adam Szymkowic
August 7, 2019

Videos

Kodachrome Trailer - Portland Center Stage
Kodachrome Preview - UWSP

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Authors

Adam Szymkowicz

Adam Szymkowicz's plays have been produced throughout the U.S., and in Canada, England, Wales, The Isle of Man, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Turkey, Switzerland, South Korea, Thailand, Sweden, Austria, Slovenia and Lithuania. His work has ...

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Kodachrome (One-Act Version)