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Origin Story

  • Nathan Alan Davis
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 3M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573711442

As she works two jobs to pay down her debt, Margaret grapples with not knowing who she is or what she’s aiming for. Funny, satirical and surprising, Origin Story is an offbeat look at the quarter-life crisis and how to connect in an unconnected world.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Cautions: Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Margaret doesn’t know who she is or what she’s aiming for. Forced to work two jobs to pay down her debt, she wades through office triviality at The Services Corporation by day and works the drive-thru of The Burg at night. But through co-workers and friends, Margaret’s existential muddle begins to resolve as connections are found in the most unsuspecting of places

Funny, satirical and surprising, Origin Story is an offbeat look at the quarter-life crisis and how to connect in an unconnected world.
REVIEWS:

"Brilliant… One of the most intriguing, fascinating plays I’ve ever seen."

The Sappy Critic

"Humorous and oddly insightful… The existential angst of contemporary life is portrayed both amusingly and poignantly… a very skillful piece of writing, brought to life by rich portrayals of a collection of memorable characters."

Talkin' Broadway

"Origin Story is smartly written by a playwright (Nathan Alan Davis) who knows how to conserve dialogue to the bare minimum and, in doing so, somehow still manages to paint multi-layered characters so full of life and resonance while maintaining the individual comedic archetypes. Brilliant… after so many years of seeing a heck of a lot of theatre, I can objectively tell you that this show is spectacular on all levels."

The Sappy Critic

Premiere Production: Following a 2021 workshop production at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Origin Story made its world premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park on May 20, 2023.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s)

  • MARGARET – W, 30s, ethnically ambiguous. Works at The Services Corporation during the day. Also works the graveyard shift at The Burg.
    VAL – W, 30s, white. Works at The Services Corporation with Margaret.
    ANITA – W, 20s, Tamil. Works at The Services Corporation in the HR department.
    BOBBY – M, 20s, white. Works the graveyard shift at The Burg with Margaret.
    DEX – M, 42. Val’s lover on Mondays.
    ROXANNE – W, 40s-50s, black. A regular drive-thru customer at The Burg.
    GARY – M, 50s-60s, white. A Xerox repairman.

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    Margaret doesn’t know who she is or what she’s aiming for. Forced to work two jobs to pay down her debt, she wades through office triviality at The Services Corporation by day and works the drive-thru of The Burg at night. But through co-workers and friends, Margaret’s existential muddle begins to resolve as connections are found in the most unsuspecting of places

    Funny, satirical and surprising, Origin Story is an offbeat look at the quarter-life crisis and how to connect in an unconnected world.

    		$24.95

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