Hookman
- Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, Present Day
- 1M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573799952
In this existential slasher comedy, Lexi and her friends learn what it means to grow up -- and it's not pretty.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dark Comedy
- 75 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
In this existential slasher comedy, Lexi and her friends learn what it means to grow up -- and it's not pretty.
REVIEWS:
"...bloodily funny... Yee's funniest and, in some respects, most intriguing play..."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Hooked from the start... a rich and disturbing examination of loss, responsibility, maturity..."
Theatre Dogs
"Hookman slays it."
A Beast in the Jungle
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Asian Actor(s)
JESS - 18, female. Freshman at UC Davis. Possibly Lexi's best friend. maternal.
YOONJI - 18, female. Freshman at UConn. Lexi's roommate. Korean American. Passive aggressive, maybe an alcoholic.
CHLOE - 18, female. Freshman at UConn. Carries a large thermos of coffee. Thrilled to be alive.
KAYLEIGH - 15, female. Sophomore at West Porter High. On a quiet power trip. Better than Lexi.
HOOKMAN - old enough to be sketchy, male. Has a hook for a hand. Constantly looks hung over.
*The actor playing Hookman also plays:
SEAN - 20, male. Junior at DePaul University. Plays intramural baseball. May be a rapist.
ADAM - 21, male. Senior at UConn. Lexi's residential advisor. The local pot dealer.
Available Material
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Freshman year at college is hard when your roommate is weird, you're feeling homesick, and a hook-handed serial killer is slashing girls' throats. But if Lexi can discover what really happened to her high school best friend on that car ride to the movies, everything will be okay. |
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