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A PLAYSCRIPTS TITLE
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 5m
Michael D. Fox
When a mysterious package is sent to a father and his 15-year-old daughter, they discover a secret that leads them on an adventure through time and space.
A new, freshly imagined adventure inspired by the pages of H.G. Wells! An unexpected delivery containing a puzzling box of clues leads to the Time Machine itself. Now the race is on: jumping from today’s perplexing world into the baffling past then back again in an anxious chase against time to save the world. Experience a mystical, scientific wonder that moves through the ages, along with a coveted treasure, dubious friendship and lost love. Can this be real? Does time travel really exist? Buckle up for a journey into the unknown!
The Time Machine premiered at Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah, in May 2024. It was directed by Dave Tinney.
BRADLEY MASON – American; a kind, fun, and endearing father to Skye who has a good relationship with her; uses walking supports or a wheelchair; late thirties through forties MR. BACKMAN/ALBERT EINSTEIN/GUARD – British; a distinguished gentleman/the well-known, older version of Einstein; any mature adult age SKYE MASON – American; Bradley’s whip-smart daughter; eager and determined; about fifteen HELENE BRIGGS – American; a no-nonsense scientist who seems younger than her age; Bradley’s mother-in-law and Skye’s grandmother; late fifties through sixties YOUNG HELENE/WOMAN/MOM – British; the brilliant, younger version of Helene/a woman at the Paris fair/Skye’s mother; mid twenties WILLIAM MORRIS/MAN – British; a wealthy man preaching social reform/attendee of Paris fair/telegram man; forties or olderGREGORY WHITMAN – British; Helene’s friend and lab partner; a thinker and schemer; mid to late twenties MRS. MORRIS/PRESENTER – British; a married, wealthy woman of her time, the late nineteenth century/French scientific exhibit presenter and performer; forties or older H.G. WELLS – British; the man that will become the famous science fiction writer; mid twenties
Multiple settings. 1888–89, 1950, and modern day.
“History, science and art combine to create contemporary entertainment that feels like a blockbuster movie.” – Broadway World
p>“Fox’s script does a wonderful job of pulling in details of Wells’ book and staying true to some of the elements of The Time Machine, while crafting characters and a plot that are entirely original and continually engaging.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“The plot is heart-pounding with characters you root for and dialogue that drives both. History, science and art combine to create contemporary entertainment that feels like a blockbuster movie.” – Broadway World