Great Falls

Great Falls

By

Lee Blessing

Characters: 

(F)  Bitch

(M) Monkey Man 

A play that exposes dramatic tragedies as well as moral issues, such as abortion, infidelity, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. The victim and main female character,“Bitch,” is a 17 year old girl who experienced a difficult and monstrous life with her biological father. When the father leaves, a new man comes into Bitch’s life, “Monkey Man”, her stepfather in who she sees hope and a new opportunity to have a paternal figure in her life. Tragedy and deception are two of the main themes portrayed in the play when “Monkey Man” confesses his affairs to Bitch’s mother breaking the heart of his young stepdaughter. The play follows Monkey Man seeking for Bitch’s forgiveness trying to please her in whatever way he can. His surprises are when he realizes that Bitch is now a young adult woman who has lived in hell ever since he left.