Octopus (Yockey)
by Steve Yockey

Name: Octopus (Yockey)
Brand: Steve Yockey
SKU: 9780573663789
Rating: 4.31 (26 reviews)

Octopus (Yockey) Book Cover — Octopus (Yockey) Cover

Highlights

Male

90 mins Present Day All Men Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

After young couple Kevin and Blake engage in an adventurous and hastily planned night of group sex with the older, more “experienced” Max and Andy, they are left trying to salvage their relationship from a pummeling mix of jealousy, betrayal, telegrams from a soaking wet delivery boy and a ravenous sea monster from the ocean floor.

This universal love story rendered through a post-modern gay lens slips from domestic comedy into a darkly fantastic fable examining the role and depth of commitment in relationships and what it really means to say the words “I love you.”

Press Reviews

"An evening full of arresting images… classic tragedy seen through a very contemporary ironic lens."
— Marin Independent Journal

"This tale of two gay couples’ group-sex fling and its serious consequences arrives at a powerful statement about illness and love."
— Variety

"A fiercely imaginative and finely tuned new voice... Smartly observed… [Octopus’] tentacles tickle the funny bone, awake the mind and tug on the heart."
— San Francisco Chronicle

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Blake A man, 20s, witty, innocence and care, maybe a bit hipster	—	20s	A man, 20s, witty, innocence and care, maybe a bit hipster
Max A man, 30s, polished, but somewhat like a predatory cat	—	30s	A man, 30s, polished, but somewhat like a predatory cat
Andy A man, 40s, fit, confident, and suspending disbelief	—	40s	A man, 40s, fit, confident, and suspending disbelief
Telegram Delivery Boy A younger man, an idea of youth, beauty and vitality all wrapped in a tight, snappy outfit; a slice of Americana; but there is something darker underneath	—	—	A younger man, an idea of youth, beauty and vitality all wrapped in a tight, snappy outfit; a slice of Americana; but there is something darker underneath
Kevin A man, 20s, handsome, bright, rational, arrogant, reckless	—	20s	A man, 20s, handsome, bright, rational, arrogant, reckless