This is My Body
Show Info
Title | This is My Body | ||
Playwright | Darrin Terpstra | ||
Director | TBD | ||
Stage Manager | Reading SM TBD | ||
Category | New Play Festival, Staged Reading | ||
First Rehearsal | TBD | ||
Performance | May 7th | ||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
Pastor Paul | 40’s | Male | The head pastor, in a crisis of faith |
Pastor Mo | 40’s | Male | The worship pastor, uncomfortable with doubt |
Yael | Late teens | Female | Pastor Mo’s daughter, confrontational and direct |
Michal | 40’s | Female | Pastor Mo’s wife, clinging to God |
The Doctor | Any | Any | Pastor Paul’s physician |
Synopsis | In Southern Baptist Suburbia, a pastor grapples with his failing health and faith as he falls in love with his fellow pastor. | ||
Notices |
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Important Dates/Holidays | 3/30 Ougadi/Ugaadi, 3/30 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)*, 4/4 Qing Ming Jie, 4/6 Ram Navami, 4/10 Mahavir Jayanti, 4/12-4/20 Passover*, 4/13 Theravada (New Year), 4/18 Good Friday, 4/18 Good Friday (Orthodox), 4/20 Easter, 4/20 Easter (Orthodox),5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/5 Cinco De Mayo, 5/11 Mother's Day, 5/12 Vesak- Buddha Day, 5/12-16 Spring Finals, 5/17 Commencement, 5/17 Armed Forces Day, 5/26 Memorial Day (Observed), 5/29 Ascension Day, 5/31 Duan Wu Jie, 6/1-3 Shavuot*, 6/8 Pentecost, 6/14 Flag Day, 6/15 Father's Day, 6/19 Juneteenth (Fed. Observed), 6/20 Summer Solstice-Litha, 6/23 Pentecost (Orthodox) | ||
Fight Choreography Breakdown | |||
Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
79 | Michal slaps him | Michal, Pastor Mo |
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Intimacy Choreography Breakdown | |||
Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
47 | He reaches out and touches Pastor Paul’s cheek | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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48 | Pastor Paul reaches for Pastor Mo, hugging him tightly | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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48 | They kiss | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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59 | He kisses Pastor Mo | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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59 | Paul moves in for another kiss | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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60 | He kisses Pastor Mo again | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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60 | He touches Pastor Paul’s sides | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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72 | in the midst of redressing | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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72 | Pastor Mo kisses him | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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76 | Pastor Mo hugs her, resting his hand on the back of her head | Pastor Mo, Yael |
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77 | Pastor Mo kisses Yael’s hair | Pastor Mo, Yael |
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87 | Pastor Mo crawls into the bed | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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89 | Pastor Mo brings Pastor Paul’s hands to his lips | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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90 | He reaches for Pastor Mo’s side. Pastor Mo adjusts the both of them on the bed so Pastor Paul can press his hand against it | Pastor Mo, Pastor Paul |
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90 | Pastor Paul presses his face against Pastor Mo’s chest | Pastor Paul, Pastor Mo |
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Cast List
Cast Lists will be posted by noon on Sunday, March 30th.
Contact
Stage Manager: TBD
NPF Production Stage Manager: savanha-moore@uiowa.edu