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 Dayla joins the Liberation movement in order to fight the oppressors, but quickly becomes drawn into the covert operations of the revolutionaries. When her friend Jessa is selected to become a suicide bomber, will Dayla embrace the tenets of the movement or reject their radical philosophy? 

Cast of Characters 

MARIAH, F, (24), supporter of the insurgency, holding pent up anger 

DAYLA , F, (19), a young girl who feels oppressed by her father’s control 

JESSA, F, (21), volunteering to be a suicide bomber

DISPATCHER, M, (30 - 40), cold and calculating, rarely loses his temper, 

                 focused, but not malevolent, totally dedicated to the mission

HOLLOWAY, M, (45), Dayla’s father, conservative family man, runs a laundromat 

LAMAR, M, (25), wants to be a Dispatcher someday. 

     Also plays COLLABORATOR, M, non-speaking role (can also be played by stage hand) 

Time: the present 

Setting: An unnamed country. All locations are represented by a few pieces of furniture