Luis has had enough.

Enough of casual encounters. Enough of emotional indifference. Enough of men who can express desire but seem incapable of expressing love.

Draped in a magnificent red kimono, standing before his vanity mirror, Luis launches into a blisteringly funny, outrageous and increasingly passionate confrontation with his lover, Edward.

But beneath the sarcasm, sexual bravado and verbal fireworks lies a far more troubling question: Have we forgotten how to speak the language of romance?

As Luis rails against a world increasingly incapable of expressing tenderness, devotion and emotional vulnerability, his furious argument becomes a deeply personal plea for something painfully simple.

To be loved.

DEAD LANGUAGE is a provocative, darkly comic and unexpectedly touching solo play about romantic disillusionment, emotional intimacy and the disappearing art of saying what we truly feel.

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Cast: 1 Male

Running Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Genre: Dramatic Comedy / Solo Play

Setting: Luis's dressing area, featuring a vanity mirror.

Production Requirements: Minimal set, red kimono, vanity, hairbrush, lighting and recorded music.

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An expressive and emotionally rewarding solo performance piece for an actor, suitable for theatrical showcases, short-play festivals and evenings of one-act plays.

 

Previously presented at Manhattan Rep Theatre, featuring Ricardo Muñiz,

directed by Joy Kelly.

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