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The Cultivation of Succulents

I am contemplating posting here the script from the first play I've ever written and had produced.
Each scene from the play would be published here in a separate post. Some posts would be fairly lengthly. 
I'd like to know if anybody out there would be interested in reading such a thing in this format.
The play itself was very well received, but reading a dramatic work is quite different than experiencing the thing on stage.
To give you a flavor of the play, let me present you with the synopsis that I presented.
I await your responses before I decide whether to continue with this blogging idea.

Synopsis of The Cultivation of Succulents

 

Denial is a common coping mechanism which can lead to negative choices that alter the course of one’s life.  This play demonstrates how facing buried emotions, even years later, can free a person.

Howard and Jim are middle-aged men who were best friends in high school. They haven't seen each other since graduation.  Howard is a highly intelligent, sarcastic recluse who has not left his attic apartment in his mother's house for years. Jim is a gentle, likable, divorced English teacher who just moved back into town.

After running into Howard’s mom in a grocery store, Jim realizes his old buddy is having trouble coping with life and decides to see what he can do. The story begins with the initial visit when Howard accuses Jim of “coming to see the freak.”  Howard is anything but pleasant, and Jim almost leaves within the first five minutes.  When Howard realizes he is about to lose his only visitor, he begins to open up, and the two men eventually get to reminiscing about their times in a Catholic high school through a series of flashbacks.  As Jim struggles to help his friend Howard out of his seclusion, he unwittingly uncovers an event in Howard’s past that could be the seed of Howard’s debilitating neurosis. The play focuses on Howard’s struggle with the guilt that comes from the hidden event.

The entire play, hopefully, is sprinkled with poignant and sometimes sarcastic humor. There are a few riveting moments of tension and fear for the characters. However, any violence that is referred to in the dialogue takes place off stage, leaving the characters to deal with the consequences in its aftermath.
 

posted on Oct 17, 2008 7:13 PM ()

Comments:

It sounds like an ageless theme, relevant.
comment by angiedw on Oct 20, 2008 1:47 PM ()
Sounds great. I'd like to read it. (Speaking of which, I'm embarrassed to say that in my rush to catch our flight, I left the printed copies of your other plays behind at my computer... but I do intend on reading them. )
comment by mellowdee on Oct 18, 2008 1:51 PM ()
If I only had the time and patience, perhaps I'd read it. Besides, it would be from you! Wait 'til December.
comment by solitaire on Oct 18, 2008 7:00 AM ()
Hey Jim, this sounds really good, lets hear it!
comment by strider333 on Oct 17, 2008 10:30 PM ()
I think it sounds interesting!
comment by kristilyn3 on Oct 17, 2008 9:46 PM ()
As someone who has written plays I prefer either holding the play in my hand or attending a reading or a performance--I am not a fan of reading plays (or books) on the Internet.
(& I hope I am wrong about the event in the past that comes to my mind.)
My very first blog was the first two chapters of a book I was writing--almost no response so I stopped--not saying that to discourage you but knowing the time and effort it will take to post your play you may want to rethink the idea.
comment by greatmartin on Oct 17, 2008 8:43 PM ()
Well, all I can say is that I've never read a play on line. This sounds interesting, but I can't guarantee that I'd read more than the first installment. Or perhaps I should say, I can't guarantee that I'd read all the installments in order.
comment by jjoohhnn on Oct 17, 2008 7:28 PM ()
Sounds good to me. I'd read it.
comment by troutbend on Oct 17, 2008 7:23 PM ()

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