YELLOW FLESH / ALABASTER ROSE
by Erik Patterson

Cast: 5 female, 4 male
Genre: dark comedy
Keyword: family, Bjork, LGBTQ, abuse,  

Character Breakdown:
ELLIOT, a man in his early thirties. Sometimes known as Tom. 
LITTLE B, his sister, fifteen

BECKY, a woman in her early thirties. Sometimes known as Hunter. 
ROSE, her daughter, fifteen
MOM, a mother in her fifties. Named Rose Silverstein.
JUSTIN, a hustler in his late twenties to thirties

BROOKE/KRISTEN, a phone-sex operator in her twenties to thirties 
MIKE, a hustler in his forties? fifties?
JESS STEARN, a doctor in his fifties

FATHER, a voice, a memory (played by the same actor who plays Mike)  

Synopsis:
Elliot is lost in a world of sex workers—late night house calls from hustlers and phone calls with call girls. Becky is torn between two worlds—her day job as a stripper and being a mom to fifteen-year-old Rose (a Goth girl who wants nothing to do with her). And then there’s Little B, who has stripped away every piece of herself until all she has left is her obsession with Icelandic pop singer Bjork. Their shared past holds unspeakable horrors and they must join forces if they ever want to heal.

Awards:
WINNER, Best Playwriting, Backstage West Garland Award 
WINNER, LA Weekly Award, Best Supporting Actress 
FINALIST, PEN USA Literary Award