EPISODE · Oct 11, 2020 · 1H 37M
DON JUAN by Juan Ramirez, Jr. performed by the Quarantine Players
from Quarantine Players, A New Play Podcast.| We'll Keep the Ghostlight on For You! · host Quarantine Players
About the Play Juan has proposed to Francesca, but she’s unsure of his true commitment. Francesca decides to use a grad school film exercise as an excuse to meet his exes and find out everything there is know about her prospective fiancé. In doing so, she uses the audiences as a sounding board to gain insight Playwright: Juan Ramierz, Jr. Director: Scott Olson Producer: A.J. Campbell, Quarantine Players Ahmad Maaty as Wren Keekee Keniya Funches as Mary Leslie Ann Ross as Isla Awet Teame as Francesca Ricardo Padillo as Juan Naomi Marie as Quinn CHARACTERS FRANCESCA. She is a woman between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. She is currently attending film school and is dating Juan. She is smart, inquisitive and yet naïve. She yearns to understand love. JUAN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five to fifty. He is a hotel owner and has fallen in love with Francesca. He is wise, a bit traditional and is finally ready to settle down. ISLA. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. In the hotel business, she strives for nothing less than perfection. She is resilient, cold and wanders the world like a predator. MARY. She is a woman between the ages of thirty and forty. Unfortunately, she is still in love with Juan. She is a desperate romantic who is brave enough to face her feelings and rejection. WREN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. He is about to be married soon and yet cannot shake off that time with Juan. He needs closure and he will get it today. QUINN. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. A family hardship has spun her life for the worse and now she has returned for a possible chance at redemption. She is the one that got away. About the Playwright Juan Ramirez, Jr. is an internationally produced, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, actor and director. Whether writing about larger-than-life characters with relatable problems or relatable characters with larger-than-life problems, his work seeks out the truth. If you ever want to learn about yourself, the journey must be as important as the answer. He is a Dramatist Guild member, a 2020-2021 Dramatist Guild Fellow, founder of The PlayPen collective, R and R Production with his fiancée Cristy Reynoso, an NYC LatinX Playwright Circle Member, an ATG PlayLab member, a producing member of The Bronx Repertory Company, a film assessor, a script reader and has taught classes in various art disciplines from improv to screenwriting. He has taught at juvenile detention facilities, gifted student programs, and workshops. He received his B.A. from Lehman College and his MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU Tisch. You can find his work on Stage Agent, New Play Exchange, and Amazon self-publishing. He also has monologues on MonologueBank. His Patreon site will launch in 2020
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About the Play Juan has proposed to Francesca, but she’s unsure of his true commitment. Francesca decides to use a grad school film exercise as an excuse to meet his exes and find out everything there is know about her prospective fiancé. In doing so, she uses the audiences as a sounding board to gain insight Playwright: Juan Ramierz, Jr. Director: Scott Olson Producer: A.J. Campbell, Quarantine Players Ahmad Maaty as Wren Keekee Keniya Funches as Mary Leslie Ann Ross as Isla Awet Teame as Francesca Ricardo Padillo as Juan Naomi Marie as Quinn CHARACTERS FRANCESCA. She is a woman between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. She is currently attending film school and is dating Juan. She is smart, inquisitive and yet naïve. She yearns to understand love. JUAN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five to fifty. He is a hotel owner and has fallen in love with Francesca. He is wise, a bit traditional and is finally ready to settle down. ISLA. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. In the hotel business, she strives for nothing less than perfection. She is resilient, cold and wanders the world like a predator. MARY. She is a woman between the ages of thirty and forty. Unfortunately, she is still in love with Juan. She is a desperate romantic who is brave enough to face her feelings and rejection. WREN. He is a man between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. He is about to be married soon and yet cannot shake off that time with Juan. He needs closure and he will get it today. QUINN. She is a woman between the ages of thirty-five and fifty. A family hardship has spun her life for the worse and now she has returned for a possible chance at redemption. She is the one that got away. About the Playwright Juan Ramirez, Jr. is an internationally produced, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, actor and director. Whether writing about larger-than-life characters with relatable problems or relatable characters with larger-than-life problems, his work seeks out the truth. If you ever want to learn about yourself, the journey must be as important as the answer. He is a Dramatist Guild member, a 2020-2021 Dramatist Guild Fellow, founder of The PlayPen collective, R and R Production with his fiancée Cristy Reynoso, an NYC LatinX Playwright Circle Member, an ATG PlayLab member, a producing member of The Bronx Repertory Company, a film assessor, a script reader and has taught classes in various art disciplines from improv to screenwriting. He has taught at juvenile detention facilities, gifted student programs, and workshops. He received his B.A. from Lehman College and his MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU Tisch. You can find his work on Stage Agent, New Play Exchange, and Amazon self-publishing. He also has monologues on MonologueBank. His Patreon site will launch in 2020
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