Marital Blitz

When fiery marriages blow up

After 15 years of marriage and one argument too many, Aaron and Blake--both approaching their 50th birthday--decide to get divorced. Within a year, Blake marries a 22-year-old actor, while Aaron gets involved with a 22-year-old dancer. To everyone's surprise and relief, the two couples start to socialize together and get along famously. But how long can this arrangement survive?

Full script available at the National New Play Network's New Play Exchange (NPX). Click here.

LENGTH: 95 minutes.

CAST: 2M, 3F

SETTING

Manhattan

TIME

2o23-2025

CHARACTERS

Aaron Goldman. Male. 48. Fourth grade teacher at a public school in New York City. Married to Blake.

Blake Salt. Female. 48. Investment banker. Married to Aaron.

Claire Diamond. Female. 53. Originally Aaron's friend (and fellow schoolteacher), but now Blake's friend, too (and an investment banker, too).

Duane Lindberg. Male. 22. Recent college graduate and would-be actor. 

Emerson (Emmy) Briggs. Female. 22. A dancer and dance education administrator from New Jersey.

READING: 2025 (5/23-25). Create Theater's New Works Festival, an industry festival, the Manhattan Theatre Club Creative Center, Manhattan.

Cast:

Brian Hotaling*

Camille Mazurek*

Jane Flanagan

Max Richards

Maddie Allen*

*Appearing through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association