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Gradient, The

  • Steph Del Rosso
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, The Future, New Millennium/21st Century
  • 3M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573710032

In this sharp satire set in the not-so-distant future, a new facility promises to take men accused of sexual misconduct and rehabilitate them into responsible citizens. Steph Del Rosso’s bold new play asks: Can we mass-produce forgiveness?

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: The Future, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
In a not-so-distant future, men accused of sexual misconduct are sent to The Gradient to reckon with their mistakes and get rehabilitated. New employee Tess is eager to hold men accountable and enact change – but it might not be as simple as it seems.

Steph Del Rosso's fresh, stinging satire is prescient, provocative and often very funny.
REVIEWS:

"Timely... provocative... a work that addresses a pressing and problematic issue."

 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Channels outrage into comedy."

 St. Louis Magazine

"Well-written and timely... Del Rosso’s one-act work is well constructed from its amusing start to its disturbing conclusion, showing how adept the playwright is at her craft... The Gradient is an example of a particular genre of science fiction, which at first appears disarmingly normal and then slowly reveals a more sinister element at play."

 Ladue News

Premiere Production: The Gradient premiered at St. Louis Rep. in Webster Groves, Missouri on October 3, 2021. Directed by Amelia Acosta Powell, the production featured Stephanie Machado, Yousof Sultani, Christina Acosta Robinson, William DeMeritt and Stephen Cefalu.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 2F

  • TESS – New to the job.
    NATALIA – Old hat at the job.
    JACKSON – A client.
    LOUIS – A potential ally.
    CLIENTS 1-8 – A montage of men.
    A VERY SOOTHING VOICE – Voiced by the actor playing Natalia.

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    In a not-so-distant future, men accused of sexual misconduct are sent to The Gradient to reckon with their mistakes and get rehabilitated. New employee Tess is eager to hold men accountable and enact change – but it might not be as simple as it seems.

    Steph Del Rosso's fresh, stinging satire is prescient, provocative and often very funny.

    		$24.95

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