A Definitive Ranking of My Closest Friends
by Jay Stalder, Phillip Gregory Burke, Aster Aguilar, Howard Ho, Adam Ashraf Elsayigh, Jillian Blevins

Name: A Definitive Ranking of My Closest Friends
Brand: Jay Stalder
SKU: 9780573711619
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Off-Broadway

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Highlights

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One Act10 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Black Actor(s)Interior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the play's engaging content but have reservations about certain monologues. One reviewer specifically criticized a monologue, indicating it detracted from the overall experience.

Engaging contentStrong character dynamicsAwful monologue performance

Synopsis

A short comedy about a definitely possibly toxic group of six friends,whose time together always seems to end in hurt feelings.

They’re nearly out the door for their annual camping trip when a private note is found on the ground.

On this small piece of paper are all of their names, ranked.

Part of the Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 49th Series .

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
VIOLET Black woman. Early twenties.	female	—	Black woman. Early twenties.
MINERVA Black woman. Late twenties.	female	—	Black woman. Late twenties.
ARAMINTA Black woman. Forties to fifties.	female	—	Black woman. Forties to fifties.
CYRUS GAUTHIER (Pronounced Go-Tee-A) Black man. Son of a Cajun/Gullah-Geechee Mother and Creole Father from Haiti. Twenties to thirties.	female	—	(Pronounced Go-Tee-A) Black man. Son of a Cajun/Gullah-Geechee Mother and Creole Father from Haiti. Twenties to thirties.
THE HOLY SHE Black woman. A goddess. Ageless. Immaculate. Divine. The deity of the Sahelian Diaspora. Also referred to as	female	—	Black woman. A goddess. Ageless. Immaculate. Divine. The deity of the Sahelian Diaspora. Also referred to as
SHE and	—	—	and
MOTHER . While	—	—	. While
SHE only physically appears singing “Good Ole Gospel Ship,”	—	—	only physically appears singing “Good Ole Gospel Ship,”
HER omnipotence is felt, acknowledged and summoned throughout.	—	—	omnipotence is felt, acknowledged and summoned throughout.