Patriarch
by Bob Mahnken
#2006-0028ISBN #1-933159-78-2
Cast
(Ages are approximate: what matters is the
relative age of all the characters)
- JACK, 55 - The patriarch, who must constantly juggle fact and fiction
to make sure
his family thrives;
- KATE, 50 - Jack's ex-wife, mother to Michael and
George, who seems to have
dominion over the family no matter what shape it takes;
- LUCY, 35 - Jack's current wife; mother to Amanda; awash in
tranquilizers and drink; who has a secret she thinks she's been hiding for a
long time;
- LAUREN, 25 - Jack's assistant, who either has an agenda of her own or
is part of
someone else's, whose tension derives from not knowing which;
- MICHAEL, 25 - A young man coming to grips with ongoing revelations
about who's who in his family, and who isn't;
- GEORGE, 16 - A teenage boy constantly questioning the nature of
identity and
relationships, especially with respect to the structure of his dysfunctional
family;
- AMANDA, 15 - The teenage girl George is in love with, who is sort of
his step-sister, as far as he knows, and who seems as overwhelmed by their
family dynamic as he is.
Synopsis
Low-budget, self-made independent businessman Jack
Amherst, his wives and his children are all under one roof this weekend,
waiting for the arrival of the bastard who ties them all more closely
together than they know. On the surface, all is chaos; but are these
seemingly random events part of a larger plan? And if so, whose?
The Setting
A porch roof and a duplex kitchen in a city or town near
you.
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