This Day Forward
by Nicky Silver

This Day Forward Book Cover
This Day Forward Cover

Synopsis

Martin has just married the girl of his dreams.

Only moments after their vows, however, Irene reveals that she, in fact, is deeply in love with someone else, a gas station attendant named Emil.

To make matters worse, she called Emil during the reception and he’s on his way to confront the groom.

By the end of Act I, Irene has left Martin to be with her love.

Act II is set forty-six years later.

Noah, Irene’s son, is waiting for his mother to be delivered by the police, having been found disoriented at the airport.

We learn from Noah that Martin and Irene did, in fact, end up together.

The mystery of how that happened is slowly revealed as Noah grapples with his combative and confused mother, his desperate sister, and Leo, the young man Noah pushes away despite the love between them.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 3 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2017
ISBN 10
0822236885
ISBN 13
9780822236887
Print Length
84 pages
Place Published
New York, NY
Language
English
LCC
PS3569.I4712 S55 2017
DCC
813.6
Print
This Day Forward is a American play written by and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, NY, 2017. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780822236887 and an ISBN-10 of 0822236885.

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