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Consequences and Their Side Effects
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
Could a relationship that begins in the shower room of an ivy-league gym have any chance of succeeding?
"That evening I felt like I had peered over the edge and into something immense. Something real. I had never felt that in my entire life." - Jack
Characters
Jack - Attractive thirty-year-old man.
William - Very attractive twenty-six-year-old man.
Rodney - Loquacious man late thirties.
Setting
Malkin Athletic Center, Harvard; Massachusetts Ave.; The Middle East Cafe; The Copley Plaza Hotel; William’s Apartment
Time
June 23-26, 1989
Length
30 mins.
Type
Contemporary comedy drama
Themes
Gay male relationships; love; dealing with illness; taking chances; AIDS.
Acting Class Scenes
Dialog: Jack and William; pp. 20-30 (removing the Rodney portions.)
Script Completed
Summer 2001
Production History
Provincetown Theatre Company/Narrowland Arts, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 3/28/03- 4/14/03 (Reading)
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