Cast of Characters
2 males, 5 women
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LYNN WILLIAMS: Late 20s–late 30s. Lesbian singer with her own tour. Won’t change her name until her partner pays attention.
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MORGAN WHITE: Late 20s–mid-30s. Lesbian lawyer. At odds with her sexuality and keeps it hidden at work.
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DONNA KELLY: Late 30s–early 40s. Square and reserved. Wants to live the life of no stress and her numerous societies and clubs.
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DR. HAROLD "Hal" KELLY: Mid 30s–early 50s. Mellow and low key. Doctor at small hospital. Wants to start life over again.
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AGATHA MYERS: Late 30s–early 40s. Runs the resort.
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RUBY MYERS: Late teens–early 20s. Refuses to accept her mother as a role model. Pretty and she knows it.
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HENRY MILLS: Late teens–early 20s. Works as an extra for tv chase show. Athletic and handsome. Nice, readily confused, kid. Hired to help at the resort.
Plot Summary
“If you love someone, set them free. If they come
back, change the locks.”
Bludgeon the Lime finds two couples— a tried and tired doctor and his
society wife and a young lesbian couple who aren’t quite revealed to the
public— entering couples therapy to save their relationships. They meet
Agatha who has instituted ‘separation therapy’ in hopes to reconnect her
wayward clients. When the therapy goes awry, they each find a certain truth
in distance from their significant others, and are faced with the choice of
accepting this or breaking the rules to reach their desire. Bludgeon the
Lime tells a comical tale that explores these divergent relationships and
shows how a little space to breathe can do wonders.
The Setting
| ACT I Scene 1: The Kelly’s home. Mid April. Late evening. There is a sofa, chair and television. Scene 2: Agatha’s office. Mid April. Evening. There is a desk and three chairs. Scene 3: The Kelly’s home. Early May. Late afternoon. Scene 4: Lynne’s Trailer. Later that night. There is a sofa and two chairs. Scene 5-8: The Cabana: Mid May. Evening. There is a simple bar, several deck chairs and a small table. |
ACT II Scene 1-3: The Cabana. The next day. Scene 4: Lynne/Morgan’s Room. The next day. There is a sofa and chair. Scene 5: The Cabana. Later that day Scene 6: The Cabana. Two weeks later |
Playwright Biography
Michael Weems is a Connecticut-born,
Vermont-educated, all around Yankee, who now calls Texas home. Recent
playwriting credits include Bludgeon the Lime and Necessary Adjustments (Phare
Play Productions), Wincing at the Light and Quiet Bed (Love Creek
Productions); Fragments (Little Hibiscus Productions & Festival 56, Chicago,
IL); Onward, Forward and Waiting Life (Little Hibiscus Productions),
Subtlety (Algonquin Theatre); Burden Me (Strawberry Riant Festival &
Awakening Drama); Laugh Riot (The Seven Collective); and Waiting Life, Ready
to Shine and Subtlety (Brief Acts). Recent fiction/poetry credits: Love Me,
As Well (Record Magazine - Winter 08-09); When We Reached the Forest (Indite
Circle Literary) and being named the poet of the month for 'O Sweet Flowery
Roses Literary Journal (October 2008), as well as recent works being
published by 63 Channels Literary, Jump In Magazine and Oregon Literary
Review, amongst others.
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