Death Comes in Threes (a suicide play in three acts)

by AriDy Nox

In a bedroom at the edge of a meadow at the edge of a cliff at the edge of a shoreline, Me and
Myself wait (im)patiently for Death. A meeting of Samule Beckett’s Endgame and Waiting for
Godot (with just a dash of black feminist philosophizing), this show explores suicidality and
liberation in equal measure, with an unfaltering commitment to humor.

In a bedroom at the edge of a meadow at the edge of a cliff at the edge of a shoreline, Me and
Myself wait (im)patiently for Death. A meeting of Samule Beckett’s Endgame and Waiting for
Godot (with just a dash of black feminist philosophizing), this show explores suicidality and
liberation in equal measure, with an unfaltering commitment to humor.

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Death Comes in Threes (a suicide play in three acts)

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Death Comes in Threes (a suicide play in three acts) by AriDy Nox
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    The community of Playwrights Foundation Bay Area literary council readers advanced Death Comes in Threes as a finalist for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival.

    This script is a compelling, fresh exploration of the absurdist tradition, with a specific perspective on what entrapment and isolation means to the Black experience–Audre Lorde meets Beckett.

    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 Death Comes in Threes as a finalist for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival.

    This script is a compelling, fresh exploration of the absurdist tradition, with a specific perspective on what entrapment and isolation means to the Black experience–Audre Lorde meets Beckett.

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

    ”

Character Information

  • Me
    unable to stand. Type to blink at you when you tell them about the newest state-sanctioned murder. Always sound half-asleep (as in dreaming, not resting). More likely to listen to the spaces inbetween your words than your actual words. Dramatique.
    African American/Black
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • Myself
    unable to sit. Type to doomscroll for lunch. Always sound like they are in the middle of a thought. More likely to listen to the words you haven’t said than your actual words. Se.ri.ous.
    African American/Black
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary