Tautology

Synopsis: Tautology is a drama consisting of a series of rotating monologues spoken directly to the audience.   One of these monologues appears in Smith & Kraus Audition Arsenal for Men in their 20s"on page 106.

Thematically, the play is an examination of the relativity of truth, but on a literal level, each monologue is a simple recounting of an important event and/or observation made by each character: a high school psychologist, a teenage girl, a blue-collar father and his maladjusted teenage son. While initially their lives seem rather separate, the latter character becomes the link and focal point of the play in a strongly emotional ending.

CAST: GIRL: vivacious, attractive teenager, 17 - 18 yrs. old. PSYCHOLOGIST: an insecure professional, in his late 20's to mid 30's. FATHER: a middle-aged blue collar worker, still in mourning for his deceased wife. SON: the son of the Father; sensitive yet emotionally maladjusted, 17 - 18 yrs. old.
TIME AND PLACE: Here and now on this stage. The actors speak only to themselves; the audience is a kind of mirror.

Notes: College production at NYU, included John Leguizamo in the cast Workshop production by Love Creek Productions, on Theatre Row in NYC Performance at The Brewery in Los Angeles