2 Brothers Drinking/2 Sisters Drinking
Characters
- Robin:
- Male, late thirties
- Russell:
- Male, mid-thirties, Robin’s brother
- Stephanie:
- Female, late-twenties
- Jennifer:
- Female, mid-twenties, Stephanie’s half-sister
Set
A single set play: a very long plank bar. Behind the bar (upstage) is a display of alcohol bottles. An array of bar stools stands in the usual line in front of the bar. Everything is very minimal, suggestive.
Production history
Staged reading, The Marsh, San Francisco, 2007
The Story
2 brothers drinking/2 sisters drinking is a diptych. In act one, two brothers, Robin and Russell, sit and drink and talk about their mother and women and their relationship with each other and anger and drinking and sex. In act two, two sisters, Stephanie and Jennifer, sit and drink and talk about their mother and men and their relationship with each other and anger and drinking and sex.
If you’re a small company with no money and young actors and want something that’s funny and relevant and fresh, this is the play for you.