BROKEN PIECES
An Evening of One-Acts Plays and a Solo Drama by
George Cameron Grant
Sometimes you’re on top of the world.
Sometimes the world is on top of you.
Four compelling works explore the human condition through stories of love, loss, prejudice, guilt, forgiveness, and the emotional scars we carry. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes unexpectedly uplifting, BROKEN PIECES celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the extraordinary truths hidden within ordinary lives.
Four stories. Countless emotions. One unforgettable evening.
BROKEN PIECES offers an intimate, versatile theatrical collection for companies seeking emotionally resonant, character-driven material.
BROKEN
OFFICIAL PARTICIPANT
UNITED SOLO NYC
Black and white and hurt all over.
Standing alone on a deserted beach, Claire, a young woman with vitiligo, confronts a lifetime of prejudice, rejection, and devastating loss. Haunted by childhood memories and the sudden death of Jessica, the only person besides her mother who ever made her feel beautiful, Claire struggles to understand a world that has repeatedly made her feel broken.
As memories of love, abandonment, and a long-buried family secret collide, Claire discovers that the past may hold an unexpected reason to keep living.
BROKEN is a deeply moving solo drama about the scars we carry, the people who help us heal, and the courage to see ourselves as whole.
Cast: 1 Female (portraying 3 characters)
Running Time: Approximately 25 minutes
Setting: A deserted beach in autumn
Production: Minimal set; ocean sound effects and simple lighting
LIQUOR BOY
The morning after burying his mother, Tony Infante returns to the Bronx neighborhood she made him swear he'd never visit again. Outside a shuttered liquor store, he encounters Joey Fortunato, the once-promising neighborhood golden boy whose life took a devastating turn fifty years earlier. Joey was also the delivery boy who kept Tony's mother supplied with whiskey.
What begins as an uneasy reunion becomes a confrontation with a long-buried secret. As memories of childhood, resentment, and a violent summer afternoon in 1959 emerge, two men discover that the truth about their past may be more devastating than either imagined. LIQUOR BOY is a powerful, emotionally charged drama about sacrifice, guilt, and the lifelong consequences of a single act of courage.
Cast: 2 Men
Running Time: Approximately 18 minutes
Setting: A Bronx street corner, October 25, 2009
Production: Single exterior set; minimal props
Bronx, 2009. Some deliveries last a lifetime.
ZOEY & ZENA
Seventeen years after their teenage daughter's violent death on prom night, Jack and Aggie remain imprisoned by grief, guilt, and the memories of a tragedy neither can escape. Inside their deteriorating Bronx apartment, they continue to relive the night Zoey never came home.
When Zena, Zoey's surviving twin, arrives carrying a new television and an ultimatum, the family's carefully preserved illusion begins to crumble. ZOEY & ZENA is a haunting, emotionally charged drama about parental grief, denial, and the terrible price of refusing to let go.
Cast: 2 Men; 3 Women (including offstage voices; doubling possible)
Running Time: Approximately 20 minutes
Setting: A Bronx apartment, with a 1997 setting and an earlier tragedy revisited
Production: Single interior set
Some families never stop waiting.
SCARS
SAMUEL FRENCH OFF OFF BROADWAY
FESTIVAL FINALIST
For fifty years, a woman has concealed her face behind a veil, hiding from a world she believes can never accept her. On a deserted jetty at twilight, she encounters a mysterious stranger whose unsettling questions force her to confront the devastating events that changed her life forever.
As memories of childhood, love, tragedy, and a fractured relationship with her father unfold, the woman discovers that her deepest wounds may not be the ones she carries on her face. SCARS is a haunting, emotionally powerful drama about guilt, forgiveness, redemption, and the courage to finally reveal who we really are.
Cast: 5M; 3F (some doubling possible)
Running Time: Approximately 35 minutes
Setting: A deserted seaside jetty at twilight, with flashbacks
Content Advisory: Themes of trauma and loss