WintertimePlaywright By: Charles Mee

Costume Designer: Shannon Oshman

Setting

Modern day Canada

End of December

The day before New Years Eve

Currently snowing nonstop in a forest

Characters & Approx. Age

Main Characters

Jonathon, 26

Ariel, 25

Maria, 42

Francois, 34

Frank, 55

Edwina, 45

Other character’s

Berta, 66

Hilda, 62

Jaqueline, 30

Relationships Between Characters

MariaThe mother

FrankThe Father

JonathonThe SonFrancois

Her LoverEdwinaHis Lover

ArielThe Son’s

Lover

JaquelineThe Mother’s lover’s secret

lover

BerthaThe

Neighbor

HildaThe

Neighbor’s Lover

Jonathon’s Character & Wardrobe

Frank & Maria’s son

Planning to propose to Ariel

Ariel’s lover

Jealous and suspicious of Ariel

A newly successful entertainment lawyer

Sleek & vintage look

Young, dark hair

Ariel’s Character & Wardrobe

Jonathon’s lover

She’s in love with being in love

A painter and photographer

Very free spirited and impulsive

Light haired

Older style with modern touch

Appreciates bright colored lipstick

Maria’s Character & Wardrobe

Jonathon’s Mother

Frank’s Wife

Francois’s lover

A successful business owner

Classy middle-aged style

Well-off

Light Make-up

Frank’s Character & Wardrobe

Maria’s husband

Jonathon’s father

Edwina’s lover

Willing to do anything to be with Maria

An accountant for over 25 years with the same firm

A little outdated with fashion & enjoys an older classical style

Has a feminine side; More emotional than the typical male

Francois’s Character & Wardrobe

Maria’s lover

Known for a “player”

Slept with Jaqueline in Zagreb

French male

Very suave in character

Extremely good looking

Model for GQ, Armani, and Gucci

Enjoys traveling for different modeling jobs

Edwina’s Character & Wardrobe

Frank’s lover

Dedicated to Frank

Fears Frank loves Maria more than her

Wedding dress designer

Very optimistic and happy

Of Persian decent

Darker complexion

Wears heavier make-up

Other Characters

Jaqueline Slept with Francois while in Zagreb A French Canadian born and raised Young, gorgeous, and tan complexion Continuously waiting for Francois to find her A general doctor who studied abroad for her final year of residency

Bertha & Hilda They live next to Maria’s summerhouse Hilda has a near death experience Bertha is devastated when she thinks she lost Hilda because that’s

the love of her life Older women Hilda accuses Bertha of potentially loving someone else due to her

icy experience Been together for over 40 years

Maria’s Alleged Death: Costume Change

At this point there is a costume change for all characters

Everyone changes into dark, black and grey attire

Each character stays according to their style

Edwina wears lighter make-up in this setting to show her grievance

Ariel wears a dark plum lipstick to reflect her mood

Francois wears a black fedora

The End.

Costume Design by Shannon A. Oshman