Rightlynd
by Ike Holter

Highlights

Female

Male

Present Day Ensemble Cast Multicultural Casting Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Rightlynd is set in the fictional 51st Ward of Chicago.

Abandoned storefronts crumble and the L-train stopped running a long time ago.

Using her street smarts and determined to honor her mother’s legacy, Nina Esposito runs for alderman on a righteous mission to save the place she and her people call home.

She faces the extreme headwinds of cunning drug lords, greedy real estate conglomerates, and a vicious political machine; all fighting for control of the Windy City neighborhood.

However, the greatest danger might be to Nina’s soul, as her crusade threatens to turn her into just another cynical city politician holding on to power.

Press Reviews

"Disarmingly playful… a story that gets so much about the Chicago way all too right.” – Chicago Sun-Times“A wild ride from an important voice. The fires it takes on – gentrification and the wholesale erasure of entire communities – should have everybody up in arms."
— Chicago Reader

"[A] triumphant play, in which he adds a bold, profane and electrifying chapter to his saga."
— Time Out Chicago

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
NINA Late 30s-early 40s, Latina. Fast-talking but KIND, to a fault. Guarded, firm but big smile. Politician.	—	30s	Late 30s-early 40s, Latina. Fast-talking but KIND, to a fault. Guarded, firm but big smile. Politician.
ROBINSON/DENIZEN 5 50s, male, Black. Protective, territorial, warm about the past, cold on the future.	male	50s	50s, male, Black. Protective, territorial, warm about the past, cold on the future.
PAC Late 30s, male, Latino. Quiet but incredibly intelligent. A slow burn. A man out of his own time.	male	30s	Late 30s, male, Latino. Quiet but incredibly intelligent. A slow burn. A man out of his own time.
PLATT/DENIZEN 4 40s, male, non-white. Reporter. Inquisitive and impulsive. Professional but wants to be loose.	male	40s	40s, male, non-white. Reporter. Inquisitive and impulsive. Professional but wants to be loose.
AMENA/DENIZEN 2 20s, Black. Street-smart but not above breaking the law. A gentle opportunist.	—	20s	20s, Black. Street-smart but not above breaking the law. A gentle opportunist.
MANDA/DENIZEN 3 20s, non-white. Optimistic and fiercely loyal. Can sing her ass off.	female	20s	20s, non-white. Optimistic and fiercely loyal. Can sing her ass off.
APPLEWOOD/DENIZEN 1 20s–30s, non-white. Can wear the fuck out of a suit coat. A fast-talking douchebag, but always right.	—	20s	20s–30s, non-white. Can wear the fuck out of a suit coat. A fast-talking douchebag, but always right.