Winning first prize in this Fall’s SOOP to Nuts Short Play Festival 2024, The Persuasion’s presents Third-Party, Blameless by Andrew Riddles.
Announcement – November 24, 2024:
Third-Party, Blameless has been awarded FIRST PRIZE at the STN Festival 2024!
Content warning: descriptions of intimate partner violence.
A woman stands by the side of the road as her husband argues with the man whose car just hit their rear bumper. At first, all she talks about is how this is not her husband’s fault. As she waits, however, she discloses more about their marriage – including some irregularities around his behaviour that tell a very different story. Ranging in her narrative from the intricacies of the insurance industry, to fidelity, to intimate partner violence, the woman weaves a tale that shows ultimately, she must decide if her husband is worth protecting – or for that matter tolerating for even just one minute more.
Premiere: November 16 and 17, Studio 530, Pelham NY
Cast
JANE: Renée-Nicole Powell
MICHAEL: Ron Yoo
MIKE: Khari Telesford
Co-directors: Andrew Riddles and Renée-Nicole Powell
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