DENISE²
“Verum et factum convertuntur.”
( The true and the made are interchangeable.
( The true and the made are interchangeable.
One can know with certainty only
what he have created himself.)
- Latin Proverb
- Latin Proverb
DENISE² is a four actor play about love, loss, and the extents to which those two will go to suriveve and revive.
The play explores the vanity and mortality inherent in any modern, realistic discussion of cloning, but more importantly explores the potent weight of loss and agency. With science and politics froming the story, DENISE² unpacks the very human emotional content of a very near scientific and medical reality on the very human heart.
CHARACTERS:
Steven – late 50’s, white. Mild, sensible, and soft-spoken.
Denise – 18, white. Smart, pampered, and transparent. Honest but bossy.
Marcus – 18, black. Smart and curious.
Dr. White - a US scientist
Amanda - 60, white.
Dr. Green - a US scientist
