Hearts Like Fists
by Adam Szymkowicz

Name: Hearts Like Fists
Brand: Adam Szymkowicz
SKU: 9780822228967
Rating: 3.18 (43 reviews)

Hearts Like Fists Book Cover — Hearts Like Fists Cover

Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Multicultural Casting Room for Extras Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Fantasy Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

A superhero noir comedy about the dangers of love.

The city‘s heart beats with fear: Doctor X is sneaking into apartments and injecting lovers with a lethal poison.

Lisa‘s heart beats with hope: now that she‘s joined the elite Crimefighters, maybe she can live a life with meaning.

And every beat of Peter‘s wounded heart brings him closer to death, but he‘s designing an artificial replacement that will never break.

Can the Crimefighters stop Doctor X?

Do Peter and Lisa have a chance at love?

And who is the girl with a face like a plate?

Press Reviews

"Parody and punches fly… the combination is madcap. Pretty hysterical too.” – The New York Times”The colorful energy of a comic book [and] the dialogue is smart, self-aware, and wickedly funny. It's hard to imagine a better night at the theater.“ – i09”A fun, twisted exploration of what it means when someone Hulk-smashes your heart on the ground into a million pieces… it's goofy. It's absurd. But it hits hard where it counts – right in the ticker."
— Village Voice

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Peter A heart doctor, male	male	—	A heart doctor, male
Doctor	—	—	—
Nina A Crimefighter, female	female	—	A Crimefighter, female
Sally A Crimefighter, female	female	—	A Crimefighter, female
Jazmin A Crimefighter, female	female	—	A Crimefighter, female
Nurse A nurse, female	female	—	A nurse, female
The Commissioner Played by the actor who plays Doctor X	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Doctor X
Man Played by the actor who plays Peter	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Peter
Woman Played by the actor who plays Nurse	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Nurse
Girl Played by the actor who plays Jazmin	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Jazmin
Carson Played by the actor who plays Doctor X	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Doctor X
Ed Played by the actor who plays Peter	—	—	Played by the actor who plays Peter
Lisa A crimestopper, female	female	—	A crimestopper, female