CQ/CX
by Gabe McKinley

Name: CQ/CX
Brand: Gabe McKinley
SKU: 9780573701702
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Jay, an up and coming reporter at The New York Times has dreams of becoming a famous journalist.

But in a flash, they come crashing down when he becomes the center of a plagarism scandal.

Exciting young playwright, Gabe McKinley weaves a revealing and complex story about the collatoral damage of unchecked ambition and compounded lies.

In this new play inspired by current events, truth becomes slippery and racial tensions reach a boiling point.

Press Reviews

"[McKinley] shows the newspaper world in an age of anxiety, struggling with new technology, shifting markets and conflicts between old and new media in a time of terrorism threats, wars and political upheaval." - New York Times"Like a good journalist, Mr. McKinley lays out those facts, adds color and provides an authoritative voice..." - New York Times"Playwright Gabe McKinley, himself a former Times employee, touches on the many issues at play — cronyism, race, journalistic integrity"
— with popping, Aaron Sorkin-like dialogue" - Entertainment Weekly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Monica Soria Reporter, 20's	—	20s	Reporter, 20's
Hal Martin Executive Editor, 50's.	—	50s	Executive Editor, 50's.
Gerald Haynes Editor, African American, 50's	—	50s	Editor, African American, 50's
Junior Publisher, Jewish, late 40's. Frank King - Editor, 60's.	male	40s	Publisher, Jewish, late 40's. Frank King - Editor, 60's.
Ben Editor, 50's.	—	50s	Editor, 50's.
Jay Bennett Reporter, African American, early 20's. Jacob Sherman - Reporter, Jewish, 20's.	—	20s	Reporter, African American, early 20's. Jacob Sherman - Reporter, Jewish, 20's.