Swimmers
by Rachel Bonds

Name: Swimmers
Brand: Rachel Bonds
SKU: 9780573706714
Rating: 3 (4 reviews)

Highlights

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105 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Interior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the realistic dialogue in the play. However, some find it challenging to keep track of the various characters throughout the story.

Realistic dialogueEngaging performanceDifficult to follow characters

Synopsis

Coyotes evading police.

Billboards predicting the end of the world.

It’s been a strange day at the office, and it’s only nine a.m.

Moving floor by floor from the basement up to the roof, scenes between employees in a corporate office explore the angst-ridden relationships between those that people often take most advantage of: their coworkers.

Press Reviews

"Five Stars! [Swimmers] is such a strong outing that it makes one eager to see what else Bonds has up her sleeve [...] the dialogue is often funny in its painful awkwardness. The characters are a charming, fascinating group of people."
— Marin Independent Journal

"[Bonds] writes with a sensitive touch that, along with the pain, also acknowledges the inescapable humanity of her characters and the humor that accompanies their angst. Mix empathy and laughs with a light splash of existential dread and you have a pretty potent dramatic framework."
— Pacific Sun

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Tom Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Early 40’s.	—	—	Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Early 40’s.
Farrah Product Development. Could be any non-WASPy race/ethnicity. Early 30’s.	—	—	Product Development. Could be any non-WASPy race/ethnicity. Early 30’s.
Yuri Product Development. Russian. Moved to US for college. Mid-to-late 30’s.	—	—	Product Development. Russian. Moved to US for college. Mid-to-late 30’s.
Bill Product Development. African-American. Early 30’s.	—	—	Product Development. African-American. Early 30’s.
Randy Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Late 20’s-Early 30’s.	—	—	Sales. Could be any race/ethnicity. Late 20’s-Early 30’s.
Priya Sales. First-generation American, born to Indian parents. Late 20’s-Early 30’s.	—	—	Sales. First-generation American, born to Indian parents. Late 20’s-Early 30’s.
Charlene Administration. Latina. Early-to-mid 40’s.	—	—	Administration. Latina. Early-to-mid 40’s.
Vivian Intern. Very beautiful and ethnically ambiguous. Early 20’s – 25.	—	—	Intern. Very beautiful and ethnically ambiguous. Early 20’s – 25.
Dennis R&D. Overweight. White. 40ish.	—	40s	R&D. Overweight. White. 40ish.
George COO. White. Mid 50’s.	—	—	COO. White. Mid 50’s.
Walter Facilities Management. African-American. Late 40’s/early 50’s.	—	—	Facilities Management. African-American. Late 40’s/early 50’s.