Acknowledgements
Many, many people helped Better Places to Go become the stage play and script it is. To them, I offer my deepest gratitude.
First and foremost, thank you to the award-winning original cast and production team of the world premiere.
To Tony White, for producing not one but two New York productions of the script.
And to the people of Grand Island, Nebraska, who inspired every word.
Better Places to Go received a world premiere** at The California Stage Company in Sacramento. The play opened on March 21, 2003. The show was produced by Nick A. Moreno for DNPAC Productions. The Costume Designer was Jeanne Menendez. The Lighting Designer was Ron Madonia. The original cast was as follows:
RICARDO
E. Ambriz DeColosio
ROSIE
Tara Henry
CANDACE
Vanessa Menendez
DEREK
Logan Hesse
JUDY
Therese Llanes
LUCILLE
Susan Madden
NATHAN
Richard Falcon
BRITNEY
Ioana Teora
MAXINE
Elizabeth David
LINDA
Jamie Lynn Kale
**The world premiere was recognized by the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance. The production received two Elly Awards for Best Original Script and Best Original Production.
Better Places to Go received a New York premiere at The Creative Place Theatre. The play opened on January 21, 2004. The show was directed by Tony White and produced by Love Creek Productions. Costumes were designed by Tony White. Lights were designed by Mark Kinch. The Stage Manager was Alison Burke. The first New York cast was as follows:
Robin Albury, Kelly Barrett, Margaret Champagne, Ryan De Mesa, Barbara Miluski, Deva Nicole, Rebecca Nyahay, Ryan Victor Pierce*, Russell Russo and Amy Beth Sherman* (*Member of AEA)
Excerpts from this script have been featured in Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays , 60 Seconds to Shine , and the Audition Arsenal monologue series.
BETTER PLACES TO GO
by David-Matthew Barnes
ACT ONE: SCENE ONE
( As the lights come up, we are inside of Della’s Diner, a rundown truck stop diner located just west of Grand Island, Nebraska off of Interstate 80.
The place seems strangely vacated, almost ghostly.
The décor is both dated and faded. There are a few tables, chairs, a main counter, a door to the kitchen, a door to a restroom, and a main entrance from a parking lot.
Two of the tables are covered with plates, silverware and coffee cups, as customers have just left.
A horrible storm looms over the area, casting a murky glow over everything. It is only six o’clock, but it feels much later.
A transistor radio sits on the main counter, playing something by a dead singer softly in the background. The music fades
Many, many people helped Better Places to Go become the stage play and script it is. To them, I offer my deepest gratitude.
First and foremost, thank you to the award-winning original cast and production team of the world premiere.
To Tony White, for producing not one but two New York productions of the script.
And to the people of Grand Island, Nebraska, who inspired every word.
Better Places to Go received a world premiere** at The California Stage Company in Sacramento. The play opened on March 21, 2003. The show was produced by Nick A. Moreno for DNPAC Productions. The Costume Designer was Jeanne Menendez. The Lighting Designer was Ron Madonia. The original cast was as follows:
RICARDO
E. Ambriz DeColosio
ROSIE
Tara Henry
CANDACE
Vanessa Menendez
DEREK
Logan Hesse
JUDY
Therese Llanes
LUCILLE
Susan Madden
NATHAN
Richard Falcon
BRITNEY
Ioana Teora
MAXINE
Elizabeth David
LINDA
Jamie Lynn Kale
**The world premiere was recognized by the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance. The production received two Elly Awards for Best Original Script and Best Original Production.
Better Places to Go received a New York premiere at The Creative Place Theatre. The play opened on January 21, 2004. The show was directed by Tony White and produced by Love Creek Productions. Costumes were designed by Tony White. Lights were designed by Mark Kinch. The Stage Manager was Alison Burke. The first New York cast was as follows:
Robin Albury, Kelly Barrett, Margaret Champagne, Ryan De Mesa, Barbara Miluski, Deva Nicole, Rebecca Nyahay, Ryan Victor Pierce*, Russell Russo and Amy Beth Sherman* (*Member of AEA)
Excerpts from this script have been featured in Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays , 60 Seconds to Shine , and the Audition Arsenal monologue series.
BETTER PLACES TO GO
by David-Matthew Barnes
ACT ONE: SCENE ONE
( As the lights come up, we are inside of Della’s Diner, a rundown truck stop diner located just west of Grand Island, Nebraska off of Interstate 80.
The place seems strangely vacated, almost ghostly.
The décor is both dated and faded. There are a few tables, chairs, a main counter, a door to the kitchen, a door to a restroom, and a main entrance from a parking lot.
Two of the tables are covered with plates, silverware and coffee cups, as customers have just left.
A horrible storm looms over the area, casting a murky glow over everything. It is only six o’clock, but it feels much later.
A transistor radio sits on the main counter, playing something by a dead singer softly in the background. The music fades
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