The Mystery of Love and Sex

By Bathsheba Doran

Deep in the American South, Charlotte and Jonny have been best friends since they were nine. She’s Jewish, white and lesbian; he’s Christian, black and straight. Their differences intensify their connection, until sexual desire complicates everything in surprising, compulsive ways. An unexpected love story about where souls meet and the consequences of growing up.

About Playwright(s)

Self-identity

Country of publication

Cast Information

Total number of characters

Minimum number of actors

Female roles

Male roles

Transgender roles

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Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles

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Gender unespecified roles

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Age of characters

Actor-Friendly Parts

Monologue level

Monologue details

contains strong monologue for woman.

Scene details

contains scene for black man/white woman

Production and Publication

First produced

2015, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City

Publication year

2015

Published by

Samuel French, Inc.

ISBN

9780573704543

Charlotte and her parents are Caucasian. Lucinda is a Southerner. Howard is a New York transplant. At the top of the play Charlotte is twenty-one years old. Jonny is African-American and the same age as Charlotte.

Charlotte and her parents are Caucasian. Lucinda is a Southerner. Howard is a New York transplant. At the top of the play Charlotte is twenty-one years old. Jonny is African-American and the same age as Charlotte.

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