WasteHouse
4f, 2m — Full Length
Gretchen Prince is a washed up Hollywood TV star, known more for her stints in rehab than for her role as spiteful and conniving “it girl” on teen drama Trellis County (now in syndication). After being entrapped in a weight loss scam by a hack doctor that left her practically penniless and at death’s door, Gretchen returns to the people she left behind: her family. With a well-meaning mother, bumbling stepfather, and pregnant workaholic sister, Gretchen is forced to reconcile with who she once wanted to be, especially once the boy-next-door moves back to town. But Hollywood doesn’t stay quiet for long (after all, everyone loves a comeback).
Development History
Reading and Publication, Avalanche Theatre Company, Chicago, IL, October 2021