User:Playdramabuff/Roulette (play)

Roulette is a play by Douglas Hill.

Characters
The play has mainly three characters:
 * Janine
 * Roulette
 * Matt

Media Articles
Some notable references on the play from news articles are:

Youngstown News, At YSU, Blackbox Productions breaks out two quality one-acts-" Published: Sat, January 26, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. 'Roulette' and 'The Nature and Purpose of the Universe' make up a twin bill.YOUNGSTOWN - As usual, Blackbox Productions has selected some seldom-seen and thought-provoking fare.The student-run theater troupe at Youngstown State University is offering two one-act plays in its current production, which opened Thursday.I think of Blackbox as the indie-rockers of area theater.The opening play, Roulette, only confirmed that impression.Janine and Matt are having a split-up argument, as they deep-six their four-year marriage.Janine is exasperated at her husband's indifference and disinterest.Connelly has to carry the show as the always-agitated Janine, and she does.The more animated she gets, the more withdrawn he gets - which makes her even more angry.Since he doesn't have a way to get there, Janine agrees to drive him as one last favor.Because Blackbox shows usually rest on dialog, the props are barely there.The driving scenes are inventive, with Matt and Janine plopped on seats with wheels. Roulette is a satisfying journey, but it's in dry contrast to the nightcap, The Nature and Purpose of the Universe.This lively and loony absurdist comedy was written by Christopher Durang, who has a reputation for skewering Catholicism.Nobody in Nature is painted in a favorable light, as the playwright takes wild swipes at the Catholic hierarchy.Durang's main target seems to be to the church's predilection for pointless suffering. " -- Youngstown Vindicator - Jan 26, 2008

Performances and Videos

 * 1) ▶ Monologue (Roulette) - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinVkYiTElY
 * 2) ▶ Roulette Trailer - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRYTq8fwjk
 * 3) ▶ Angelique Henderson: "Roulette" Monologue - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJkHoNvu3IA

Online script links

 * 1) http://www.monologuearchive.com/h/hill_douglas.html
 * 2) http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/roulette001.html
 * 3) http://www.linkedin.com/pub/douglas-hill/12/484/656

Category:Plays