Ugly on the Inside
Steven Boe
The Cake
by Bekah Brunstetter
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy
Synopsis
Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim.
But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down.
She can’t really make a cake for such a wedding, can she?
For the first time in her life, Della has to think for herself.
Press Reviews
"The play’s tight narrative construction is apparent from the opening scene, which immediately seduces us with Della’s bubbly charm... What's refreshing and heartening about The Cake is its characters' willingness to face their differences and limitations head-on... This is us as we could be, if we'd all just try a little harder."
— Los Angeles Times
"Recommended... Stage Raw Top 10... a singularly savory dramedy that crystallizes a contentious issue and, with empathy for both sides, portrays it in an edifying and insightful way... I left the theater feeling moved and enlightened."
— Stage Raw
"Brilliant... Powerful and meaningful... great writing... great direction... abundant wit and humor."
— LA Post-Examiner
"Wow!... puts a deeply personal, delightfully down-home face on the Gay-Wedding-Cake Wars... I cried, I learned, I loved."
— StageSceneLA
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Tim 40s, her husband, a good ol’ boy. |
| Jen early 30s, with a wedding binder, who has dreamt of her wedding day her whole life. |
| Macy early 30s, her reluctant fiancé, African American. |
| Della 40s, pleasant, round, with a mass of big, curly hair. |
Videos
The Cake: Echo Theatre Trailer
Publication
The Cake is a comedy play written by Bekah Brunstetter and published by Samuel French .
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