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By Lisa Kron - Stage play

Stage playStage

Roles

  • Medium Alison - Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35), Female

About this piece

A 19-year-old Alison Bechdel reacts to her father’s response to her coming-out letter.

Summary

Having written to her parents from college weeks ago to tell them she is a lesbian, Alison finally receives a response from her father. Frustrated and insulted by his patronizing response, she reads the letter to her girlfriend and angrily declares that she will never be like him. (1-2 min)

Tone

AngryScoldingFlips outComplainingFrustratedMocking

Use cases

classaudition
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