I Didn’t Scream (excerpt)

Synopsis:

Rebekah has been raped.  The ‘problem’ is that she didn’t scream.

She is wracked with shame, guilt, anger and the massive trauma of the event, stoked by her daughter, Leah, who insists that she report the matter to the police, and her mother, Sarah, who feels this would be a mistake.

The case culminates in a brutal courtroom scene followed by a tense standoff.

In a powerful, no-holds-barred deep dive into our attitudes to the crime of rape, ‘I Didn’t Scream’ holds our prejudices up to the microscope.

Character Breakdown:

The play is a 3-hander:  3 females

REBEKAH  46 – 49
SARAH  62 – 65   REBEKAH’S mother / MARY 50  A police officer / HANNA  50s  A therapist – one actor.
LEAH  24 – 27   REBEKAH’S daughter / RUTH 32   A defence attorney / RACHEL  30s  A psychiatrist – one actor.

Running-time:  80 minutes.

Production History:  Not yet produced.

Awards:  Longlisted for Shane & Cathryn Brennan Prize 2024

Excerpt available for download for free.