
Handjob
Erik Patterson(Author)
Camden High Street Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-1-7379853-6-5 (ISBN)
Description
An encounter between a white, gay playwright and his black, straight "shirtless maid" goes disastrously wrong when signals are misinterpreted, lines crossed. Handjob explores the aftermath of their meeting, as it reveals deep layers of discrimination, discord, and discontent among people who should be allies. How can you know when you've gone too far if you completely ignore other people's boundaries?
NOMINEE, LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards: Best Playwriting
Play Details
Handjob is a 90-minute play with no intermission.
Cast: 2 female, 4 male
Genre: dark comedy, dramedy, edgy, modern classic, dysfunction, new plays, subversive, provocative, radical, bold
Character Breakdown
EDDIE, 20s, black, handsome, fit. Straight.
KEITH, 50s, white, a writer, disheveled. Gay.
BRADLEY, 20s, white, beautiful, fit, confident. Fluid.
KEVIN, 40s, white, a writer, disheveled. Gay.
SUSAN, 30s, a woman of color, passionate. Queer.
TREVOR, played by actor who plays Kevin.
JEFFREY, played by actor who plays Bradley.
KATE, 20s, a woman of color. Queer.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
201 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7379853-6-5 (9781737985365)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Erik Patterson recently won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for One of the Nice Ones, which had its world premiere at The Echo Theater Company in 2016. His plays have been produced or developed by Playwrights' Arena, the Los Angeles Theatre Center, Theatre of NOTE, Evidence Room, The Actors' Gang, the Echo Theater Company, the Lark Play Development Center, Moving Arts, Black Dahlia, Naked Angels, the Mark Taper Forum, and New Group. Nominations include the Ovation Award, the Stage Raw Award, the LA Weekly Award, and the GLAAD Media Award. His writing for TV has been recognized with the Humanitas Prize and the Writer's Guild Award, as well as two Emmy nominations. Film and TV credits include R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, Another Cinderella Story, and Deep Blue Sea 2. His play Handjob recently ran to sold-out houses at Echo Theater Company in Atwater Village. Erik is a graduate of Occidental College and the British American Drama Academy.