Let’s Hope You Feel Better
Full-Length – 90min
**Finalist, 2019 Pharmacy Theatre Play Contest
“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― André Berthiaume
Therese Blanc has worked her entire life to achieve the image of perfection. Now with a beautiful Boston apartment, her trust fund, and a new engagement to a handsome young surgeon, it seems like all the pieces are coming together. All that remains is finding the perfect gown and completing her graduate thesis on “The Psychology of the Modern Cannibal.” However, there’s something dark lurking underneath the surface, and she has one sinister fantasy to satisfy before walking down the aisle.
That’s where Isaac Abrams comes in the man who openly accepts her for who she really is, warts and all. As their online relationship intensifies, they agree to finally meet in person. But when curiosity kills the cat, Therese struggles to hide the cracks in her facade.
TRIGGER WARNING: This play includes discussions of cannibalism, suicide, infidelity, and the eroticification of death. There are also scenes of gore.
Cast
Therese Blanc -A woman in her mid-20s. Usually the last to laugh at a joke. Toby Miller - A man in his mid-to-late-20s. The charming boy next door. Isaac Abrams - A man in his late 20s to early 40s. Stuck in time. Wren - A woman in her mid-20s. The Judy Greer of the group. Archie - A man in his mid-20s. Not as funny as he thinks he is. Marie Blanc - A woman in her early 50s Therese’s French, intimidating mother. Detective Bass - Man or woman in his/her late 30s.
Authors
Samantha Oty