Population Growth

 

Synopsis:

Donna talks her best friend, Charlotte into a blind, double date in a complicated scheme to win back her own ex, Malcolm. Charlotte is less than convinced, despite Donna's reassurance that she has this down to a well analyzed science. But things don't go according to plan, and when Malcolm's brother shows up as the double, faith in calculation and statistics flies out the window and everyone has to take a chance on love.

The script is published and available from JAC Press. Monologues for Donna and Simon are published in two anthologies available from Smith and Kraus Simon's opening monologue from the play appears in the Ultimate Monologues for Men anthology in 2004/5 and Charlotte's monologue appears in the 60 Seconds To Shine anthology in 2005

 

Population Growth at The Prince William Sound Community College

 

Actors: monologue excerpts from this play are also posted on this site.

Character List:

Setting & Requirements:

This play is set in a cafe/bar and can be staged in that venue or in a theatre with minimal furniture. Running time is 25-30 minutes.

Production History:

 

PWSCC Production

This play had its first developmental production which was free to the public and took place as part of the Theatre Artists' Conspiracy Cafe Project: Second Cup, at the Canvas Gallery and Cafe in San Franciso, November 2002. The play has since been revised. The cast included Mike Symonds, Chris Symonds (yes they are actual brothers--twins in fact!), Miranda Calderon and Libby Mulitz, directed by Alan Goy.
Population Growth earned third place in the Plays Category at the Sandhills Writing Conference (2004)
In June 2004, Population Growth was selected as a semi-finalist for the McLaren Memorial Play Writing Competition. The play placed 4th over all in the one-act division.
In January 2005, the play was presented at Lemoore Highschool in California, as part of a production of student directed one-acts. Nicole Nance directed.
In April 2005, the play was selected as one of the winners of Geneva Theatre Guild's Playreadings Playwrights Series and received a staged reading at the Geneva Free Library in New York.
Looking Glass Theatre in New York gave it a workshop production as part of their Forum series in June 2006, directed by Nikki Rothenburg.
Also in June 2006 it received and Honorable Mention for the Old Opera House New Play Festival in West Virginia.
A staged reading of Population Growth for the Two Spoons Festival took place at the Producers Club Royal Theatre in New York in October 2006.
Prince William Sound Community College produced Population Growth as part of an evening of romantic comedies, directed by Dawson Moore
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Dialogue:

See monologues posted on this site.

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