Samsara
by Lauren Yee

Name: Samsara
Brand: Lauren Yee
SKU: 9780573799976
Rating: 3.77 (22 reviews)

Highlights

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsComedy

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Samsara' to be a thought-provoking work that leaves them considering its themes long after reading. They appreciate the flow of dialogue and the depth of character understanding, although some feel the overall resolution is lacking. Many express interest in seeing it performed live to fully grasp its bigger points.

Thought-provoking themesGreat flow of dialogueStrong character developmentLacks resolution in plot

Synopsis

Katie and Craig are having a baby… with a surrogate… who lives in India.

A month before the baby’s due date, Craig reluctantly travels to the subcontinent, where he meets Suraiya, their young, less-than-thrilled surrogate.

As all three “parents” anxiously wait for the baby to be born, flights of fancy attack them from all sides, in the form of an unctuous Frenchman and a smart-mouthed fetus.

A whimsical take on modern day colonialism.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Craig mid to late 30s, male, Caucasian, her husband	female	30s	mid to late 30s, male, Caucasian, her husband
Suraiya twentysomething but appears younger, female, Indian, their surrogate (also plays BABY)	female	—	twentysomething but appears younger, female, Indian, their surrogate (also plays BABY)
Amit appears to be the same age as Suraiya, male, Indian, a fetus (also plays INDIAN WOMAN IN LABOR, SURROGATE 1, MAILMAN)	female	—	appears to be the same age as Suraiya, male, Indian, a fetus (also plays INDIAN WOMAN IN LABOR, SURROGATE 1, MAILMAN)
Frenchman any age, male, very French, a figment of Katie’s imagination (also plays DOCTOR, ORPHAN, SURROGATE 2)	male	—	any age, male, very French, a figment of Katie’s imagination (also plays DOCTOR, ORPHAN, SURROGATE 2)
Katie mid to late 30s, female, Caucasian	female	30s	mid to late 30s, female, Caucasian