H2O
by Jane Martin

H2O Book Cover
H2O Cover

Highlights

90 mins Present Day Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

After arriving to the City of Angels, an aimless young man catapults to movie stardom and into Hollywood's sleazy celebrity culture.

Banking on his fame (and name), he is soon selected to appear on Broadway in Hamlet .

Given full casting approval, he embarks to New York City to seek out his Ophelia and encounters his muse and his match —a young evangelical Christian woman set on getting the role…and saving his life.

Originally produced at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in 2013, H2O transports audiences into the reclusive, madcap world of Jane Martin's drama/comedy/love story about self-destruction, notoriety, and the dark journey to purity and salvation.

Press Reviews

"At turns powerful, tragic, romantic, amoral, unself-conscious and self-obsessed, this complex one-act drama and its two passionate yet oddly distant characters tumble down through the circles of a Dantesque, or perhaps even an existential hell without ever quite grasping the reasons why...This play is so moving and effective, so completely and entirely unforgettable." - Washington Times"It will leave you dealing not only with your feelings about the characters, but also reconsidering art, life, and The Meaning of It All."

— Broadwayworld.com

Characters

Character
Deborah

(25 - 30) a young evangelical Christian woman

Jake

(30 - 40) a young movie star

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573703027
ISBN-10 0573703027

H2O is a play written by Jane Martin and published by Samuel French .

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Amateur & Professional
Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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