One of the Nice Ones - Paperback

by Erik Patterson (Author)

A paraplegic woman plays outrageous power games to get something she desperately wants in this dark, twisty, sexy play that takes office politics to new extremes.

WINNER, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award: Best Playwriting

WINNER, Arts in LA Sage Awards: Best Playwriting

NOMINEE, LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards: Best Playwriting

NOMINEE, Stage Raw Awards: Best Playwriting

Play Details

One of the Nice Ones is a 90-minute play with no intermission.

Cast: 2 female, 2 male

Genre: dark comedy, satire, workplace comedy, modern classic, dysfunction, dramedy, edgy, new plays, subversive, provocative, radical, bold

Keywords: intimacy, body image, eating disorders, diet culture, body dysmorphia, BDD, Body Identity Integrity Disorder, sexual harassment, Me Too Movement, self-image, self-esteem, patriarchy, power plays, power dynamics, disability, identity politics, ethics

Character Breakdown

TRACY, a white woman in a wheelchair. She is a shark who smells blood in the water.

ROGER, her boss, a cis straight white male. The epitome of privilege.

NEAL, a co-worker, a man of color. Genuinely nice, honest, good.

COLLEEN/WANDA, a client, a woman of color. Done being nice. Fuck nice.