Grievance

Synopsis:

As the director of the country’s leading state-run gallery, Sonia is about to mount the largest exhibition of the works of Paul Gauguin ever seen outside of France.

Uniq, a 21-year-old intern, chosen through an AI interview, arrives at the gallery on day one and announces that it is her intention to completely restructure what she regards as a patriarchal, colonialist, white supremacist, misogynist organisation, doing everything in her power to disrupt the upcoming exhibition.

She is immediately fired and lodges a formal complaint, which is then mediated, unsuccessfully.

There are violent demonstrations outside the gallery, a $300 million Gauguin painting is stolen and Uniq is arrested.

As the legal machine grinds on, the massive chasm between the generations widens.

Character Breakdown:

The play is a 3-hander:  3 females

SONIA  61 / BRIDGET  50 – one actor.
BELLE  41 / JAY 38 / PERUGGIA 40 / JUDE  32 – one actor.
UNIQ  21

Running-time:  65 minutes.

Production History:  Not yet produced.

Excerpt available for download for free.