"Breaker Breaker" - Two-Act Play
BREAKER BREAKER is a new two-act play about Ian and Nathaniel, two former friends who wrote and played together as a country music duo before they had a falling out. Now forty years old, Ian has been plugging away as a singer/songwriter in Nashville ever since, forsaking his love life and fully committing to his career, but he’s starting to feel like it’s all going nowhere. Living in Memphis, Nat gave up music years ago to focus on being a husband and father, but now he’s on the brink of divorce, his son has graduated high school and moved to Los Angeles, and he’s out of a job. With a crucial showcase coming up, Ian asks Nat to help him write a new song. As they navigate their unresolved issues with each other and their loved ones, Ian and Nat set out to write a song that they hope will light the way forward.
2 roles
Hank is an eighteen year old singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Memphis. Soon after graduating high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music, and he now feels like he’s really finding his community in L.A. He knows that his Mom (Maggie Ritter) fully supports him and his dream, but he feels like his Dad (Nathaniel Ritter) isn’t supportive anymore. NOTE: The actor playing Hank won’t be singing live on stage, but we’ll hear a recording of him singing.
Maggie is a speech therapist who lives in Memphis. Her son, Hank, is 18 years old, and she and her husband Nathaniel are now separated. While she believes her husband is a wonderful father, she feels that he’s grown resentful because he let go of his dream of being a musician. Since the split, Maggie has been working hard to find her new way forward.
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