EDDY & EDNA
Set in a modest Midwestern kitchen, “Eddy & Edna” explores love, memory, and the quiet heartbreak of aging. Eddy, frail and battling memory loss, shares a summer morning with his caring yet exasperated wife, Edna. Their humorous and tender exchanges reveal Eddy’s struggles with confusion and Edna’s unwavering concern. Eddy mentions their son, Danny, only for Edna to remind him he no longer exists—a painful reality Eddy cannot accept. When Danny unexpectedly appears, he reveals Edna passed away years ago, deepening Eddy’s disorientation. As reality blurs, Eddy becomes trapped in a fog of memories, unable to separate the past from the present. “Eddy & Edna” is a ten-minute play meant to capture the bittersweet complexities of life, loss, and the bonds that sustain us in our most vulnerable moments.
Cast
Cast of Characters EDDY: Age: 60-80 years old. A frail, elderly man struggling with memory loss and confusion. Vulnerable yet stubborn, he alternates between moments of humor, frustration, and fear as he clings to fragmented realities. EDNA: Age: 60-80 years old. Eddy’s energetic and sharp-witted wife. Fiercely devoted, she balances compassion with exasperation, striving to care for her husband while confronting the painful truth of his mental decline. DANNY: Age: 30-50 years old. Eddy and Edna’s grown son. Caring and pragmatic, he serves as a voice of reason, gently guiding his father to accept brutal truths while navigating his own emotional struggles.
Authors
Donald Loftus
