5 w 1 m / 2 Acts / 110 minutes
Dr. Cecilia "Sissy" Woodruff Longfellow Sweet comes to Philadelphia in search of more than "brotherly love". Instead she finds surprising sisterhood and renewed love in a less than perfect world.
Sissy met Leonard Will online in the Dante chat room. When she impulsively shows up at his door, she encounters a series of mistaken identities and surprises which include Leonard's estranged sister Margot, his step daughter Jackie Sojourner Truth who has just joined the army, her mother Kate who hates the military, and the mysteriously pregnant Neely Frank. A midnight visit from the Reverend Charles Longfellow Sweet brings him face to face with the greatest marriage encounter of his life as he fights for the love of the childhood sweetheart he believes he has lost to the internet.
THE BEATRICE FACTOR is a story of remembrance, regret and renewal through the eyes of those who have not lost faith in the power of life and love, however imperfect they may be.
Dr. Cecilia "Sissy" Woodruff Longfellow Sweet comes to Philadelphia in search of more than "brotherly love". Instead she finds surprising sisterhood and renewed love in a less than perfect world.
Sissy met Leonard Will online in the Dante chat room. When she impulsively shows up at his door, she encounters a series of mistaken identities and surprises which include Leonard's estranged sister Margot, his step daughter Jackie Sojourner Truth who has just joined the army, her mother Kate who hates the military, and the mysteriously pregnant Neely Frank. A midnight visit from the Reverend Charles Longfellow Sweet brings him face to face with the greatest marriage encounter of his life as he fights for the love of the childhood sweetheart he believes he has lost to the internet.
THE BEATRICE FACTOR is a story of remembrance, regret and renewal through the eyes of those who have not lost faith in the power of life and love, however imperfect they may be.
Cast
Dr. Cecilia Longfellow Sweet – Southern English Prof, 40s
Margot Will – Jewish history teacher, 50s
Jackie Sojourner Truth Will – African-American, early 20s
Kate McClinton Will – African-American lawyer, 40s (Jackie's Mom)
Neely Frank – Pregnant Bi-sexual, 20s
Reverend Charles Longfellow Sweet – Southern 50s (Sissy's husband)
Setting
The entire play takes place in the living room of Leonard Will's apartment.
Time
Summer 1994
History
2002 – Abingdon Theatre, NYC (Reading)
2000 – Charlotte Repertory (staged reading) New Plays in America Series, NC
1997 – Dobama Theatre, Cleveland, OH (Staged Reading)
Dr. Cecilia Longfellow Sweet – Southern English Prof, 40s
Margot Will – Jewish history teacher, 50s
Jackie Sojourner Truth Will – African-American, early 20s
Kate McClinton Will – African-American lawyer, 40s (Jackie's Mom)
Neely Frank – Pregnant Bi-sexual, 20s
Reverend Charles Longfellow Sweet – Southern 50s (Sissy's husband)
Setting
The entire play takes place in the living room of Leonard Will's apartment.
Time
Summer 1994
History
2002 – Abingdon Theatre, NYC (Reading)
2000 – Charlotte Repertory (staged reading) New Plays in America Series, NC
1997 – Dobama Theatre, Cleveland, OH (Staged Reading)
The Beatrice Factor (full play)