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The Game (Brunstetter)

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 1m

Bekah Brunstetter

Bekah Brunstetter’s hilarious and heartfelt play – about a group of women who decide to withold sex from their video game-addicted partners – brings technology and community together in the most unexpected ways.

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The Game (Brunstetter)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Every relationship hits a glitch. Alyssa and Homer are feeling disconnected in their marriage. And it’s all due to the massively engrossing online game that’s wreaking havoc on the lives of couples everywhere. When she puts together a support group for other women in a similar situation, the game enters a new level where all’s fair in love and war. This hilarious and heartfelt play – a contemporary twist on Aristophanes’ Lysistrata – brings technology and community together in the most unexpected ways.
History
The Game premiered at PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC on 10 April 2024. Directed by Vivienne Benesch, the production featured Lucas Dixon, Elizabeth Dye, Kathryn Hunter-Williams, Megan Ketch, Cinny Strickland and Sanjana Taskar.
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Performing Groups

ALYSSA – A young working mother.
HOMER – Her husband.
CLEO – 20s. Visibly 4 or 5 months pregnant, wide-eyed and young.
MYRA – 70s. Doesn’t quite seem to understand exactly where she is, but she’s up for anything.
RHONDA – Late 40s. Wears ridiculous clothes that you might find deeeeep in a clearance rack, like a sweater with a sparkly parrot on it. She looks like she’s trying to be 8 different women at once.
JEN – 30s. Quiet, terrifyingly smart, and a bit awkward.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A house in Troy, North Carolina. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

 “A humorous yet poignant look at the gap between the real and the virtual.” – Talkin’ Broadway

“Uproariously funny… Brunstetter is a keen observer of human behavior, and the three-dimensional cast of characters she has created are a credit to her empathetic writing style. The relationships feel real and specific… She knows how to mine these relationships for comedy and pathos.” – Arts ATL

“Entertaining and meaningful… in every character, I saw women that I’ve known throughout my life – a true testament to the heart-touching universality of playwright Bekah Brunstetter’s writing.” – Triangle Review

“The Game takes a humorous yet poignant look at the gap between the real and the virtual.” – Talkin’ Broadway

“A very enjoyable experience – a raucously good time that is bound to tug on the heartstrings.” – Arts ATL

Videos

  • The Game – Playmakers Rep Trailer youtube thumbnail

    The Game – Playmakers Rep Trailer

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Bekah Brunstetter

Bekah Brunstetter
Bekah Brunstetter hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and currently lives in Los Angeles.

As a TV writer and producer, she has written for Switched at Birth, American Gods, This is Us and Maid. She has developed content for Apple TV, Hulu and FX.

As a playwright, her work ...

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