Freefall
by Charles Smith

Name: Freefall
Brand: Charles Smith
SKU: 9780573694899
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

1990s Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American

Synopsis

The setting is 1991, in the south side of Chicago.

This story of two brothers, a thief and a policeman, is a dramatic portrayal of what family means in a society that has splintered the traditional institution.

Though the brothers express mutual disdain, they can't resist seeking each other out.

Their forays into each other's turf result in increasingly hostile confrontations that culminate in tragedy.--Publisher's description.

Press Reviews

"Mr. Smith has a sharp ear for idiomatic dialogue. . . . [He] is an expert in presenting crime as a seductive, and understandable, option in a world of battered expectations."
— N.Y. Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Alex his wife is quintessential middle class. She married Grant in an attempt to touch a life she knew nothing about.	female	—	his wife is quintessential middle class. She married Grant in an attempt to touch a life she knew nothing about.
Monk Grant's brother. An ex-con, large and lumbering, Monk's crudeness comes from an innocent attempt to please.	male	—	Grant's brother. An ex-con, large and lumbering, Monk's crudeness comes from an innocent attempt to please.
Spoon would be working for IBM if born of a different race or class.	—	—	would be working for IBM if born of a different race or class.
Grant tightly wound desk cop in his early thirties. He grew up in the streets and even though he has left that life far behind, he still retains an edge.	male	—	tightly wound desk cop in his early thirties. He grew up in the streets and even though he has left that life far behind, he still retains an edge.