INTELLECTUALS
by Scott C. Sickles
Psychologist Margot Welles is taking a “sabbatical” from her marriage to explore her “untapped feminine potential” by giving lesbianism a whirl. Hoping to make Margot jealous, her husband Phillip, a philosophy professor, starts dating the lovely Antonia… a much older woman. Margot and Philip both employ their best friend Brighton, a romantically disadvantaged film professor, to keep one another posted… but Brighton’s “gay best friend” duties are waylaid when his former student Nick begins to court him out of the blue. Mayhem ensues.
- Cast Size: 3M 4-6W
- Running Time: 120+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
SCOTT C. SICKLES (he/him) is an LGBTQ/neurodivergent/multiracial Korean American writer. His plays have been performed in New York City, across the U.S., and internationally in Canada, Australia, the UK, Hungary, Singapore, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Dubai. Full-lengths: Nonsense and Beauty (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis – Edgerton New Play Award, ATCA Steinberg Award Finalist; Theatre22, Seattle); Marianas Trench (O’Neill finalist; Portland Stage; Leviathan Lab); Pangea (Garry Marshall Theatre); The Known Universe (Mixed Asian Media Fest); Playing on the Periphery: Monologues and Scenes for and About Queer Kids (Whim Productions, KCMO); Perfecting the Kiss (Capital Fringe); Composure (Lambda Literary finalist, Next Stage Press); Intellectuals (Smith & Kraus); Hairdresser on Fire, From the Top, Moonlight & Love Songs(all at Next Stage Press). Published shorts: Beautiful Noises (Smith & Kraus), Turtles and Bulldogs (Applause); Badger and Frame (Applause). Five consecutive Writers Guild of America Awards for General Hospital, and multiple Emmy nominations. www.ScottCSickles.com
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