Last Gold

by Minna Lee

At the Winter Olympics sponsored by Beef Bowls ™, figure skating’s three-time silver medalist Chili must compete against their girlfriend/three-time gold medalist Summer. Set in an ice rink full of penguins, Beef Bowls™, and real Olympic history, love and success go head-to-head.

At the Winter Olympics sponsored by Beef Bowls ™, figure skating’s three-time silver medalist Chili must compete against their girlfriend/three-time gold medalist Summer. Set in an ice rink full of penguins, Beef Bowls™, and real Olympic history, love and success go head-to-head.

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    The community of Playwrights Foundation Bay Area literary council readers advanced Last Gold as a finalist for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival.

    Our readers leaned in to the representation of queer identity, and the light, funny and off-beat flavor of the script. We feel that Lee has a highly distinctive voice and we want more of it!

    We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in its journey towards production.

    The community of Playwrights Foundation Bay Area literary council readers advanced Last Gold as a finalist for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival.

    Our readers leaned in to the representation of queer identity, and the light, funny and off-beat flavor of the script. We feel that Lee has a highly distinctive voice and we want more of it!

    We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in its journey towards production.

    ”
SUMMER (she/her) 20-30 y/o BIPOC figure skating champion who runs a non-profit, brings the sun into every room. She loves Chili.
CHILI (they/them) 20-30 y/o BIPOC figure skater, three-time silver medalist, intensely competitive, takes skating very seriously. They love Summer.
FRANCINE (any pronouns, any age, any race) A speed skater on a radical mission.
LINK (they/them) 20-40 y/o BIPOC speed skating captain who recently left a disappointing
career in figure skating.
BEEF BOWL SELLER (she/her) 50-60 y/o versatile con woman and the complicated mother of Chili.
BERG (any pronouns, any age, any race) A sportscaster at the Winter Olympics.
WHISTLE (any pronouns, any age, any race) A sportscaster at the Winter Olympics.
OPAL (they/them) 20-40 y/o BIPOC speed skater who has never skated until today. Obsessed with snow.

Double casting instructions:
PENGUINS are played by any actor whose character is not currently in the scene
NICOLE BAKER is played by the same actors playing BERG and WHISTLE
PIERRE DE COUBERTIN is played by the same actor playing CHILI
ARISTOCRAT 1 is played by the same actor playing SUMMER
ARISTOCRAT 2 is played by the same actor playing OPAL
ARISTOCRAT 3 is played by the same actor playing LINK
FRENCH PEASANT is played by the same actor playing BERG
NICE is played by the same actor playing BERG
CHEAP is played by the same actor playing WHISTLE

Development History

  • Reading, Hunter College MFA Playwriting Program, 2024

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