Next Year's Man of Steel
by David Belke

Name: Next Year's Man of Steel
Brand: David Belke
SKU: 9780573700262
Rating: 2.82 (10 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 mins 1940s/WWII Ensemble Cast Role(s) for Senior Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Synopsis

August 1940, New York. Struggling and opportunistic writer Everett Gardner is given the chance to make a mark in the still infant comic book industry.

All he has to do is create a hero.

But creating a real hero turns out to be much more difficult than he expects.

And while badgered by a desperate publisher and partnered with an uncooperative artist, the task might prove to be impossible.

Especially with distraction of the artist's intriguing young wife.

But heroes can arise in the most unexpected places...A full length play about creativity, collaboration and every day courage.

Press Reviews

"David Belke's script looks at personal mettle and our own secret identities—not the kind that don capes and spandex, but the ones we reveal when pressure's on, when extraordinary circumstances creep up on ordinary folks."
— vueweekly.com

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Simon Reed 20s; illustrator.	—	20s	20s; illustrator.
Ramona Reed 20s; Simon's wife, an artist.	female	20s	20s; Simon's wife, an artist.
Everett Gardner 20s; would be writer.	—	20s	20s; would be writer.