Fever Dream Lab
Brooklyn, NY
US

CONTACT NAME

Stephanie A.

DESCRIPTION

**THIS IS A STAGED READING**

Synopsis:

Method’s Abyss is an intense exploration of ambition, identity, and the psychological cost of artistic dedication. Hailey Beaufort, a dazzling but fragile actress, lands the coveted role of Blanche DuBois in a high-profile film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Her triumph, however, plunges her into a whirlwind of manipulation, lust, and blurred realities, as the lines between her life and her character dissolve.

Surrounded by a domineering director, a predatory producer, and a magnetic co-star who thrives on emotional domination, Hailey struggles to maintain her sense of self. Her husband, Dalton, a distant and clinical presence, offers no solace, leaving her increasingly vulnerable to the exploitative undercurrents of Hollywood. Method acting becomes both her tool and her undoing, as she loses herself in Blanche’s tragic world.

As rehearsals unravel into a fever dream of power struggles, seduction, and betrayal, Hailey spirals deeper into her abyss. The men around her exploit her vulnerability while she fights for control in an industry that devours the fragile and idolizes the unattainable.

Cast of Characters

HAILEY BEAUFORT –

• highly attractive movie starlet

• lands the role of Blanche DuBois in a film version of Streetcar Named Desire

• Flighty, seductive as a means to keep herself safe from men, hazy

• Desperately wants to be loved and adored

• Immense trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy. Gaslit by most men in her life.

• Thin frame

• Early 20s - late 30s

DALTON BEAUFORT/DR. KVETCH –

• Hailey’s unloving/uninterested husband/therapist

• composed, unconcerned, aloof

• Decorum is paramount.

• He’s progressive in that he allows his wife to act, but mostly to get her out of his hair

• Likely a closeted homosexual

• Mid 30s - early 50s

• Journalist

RALPH DORCEL/ORDERLY #1 -

• director of the film in which Hailey is cast as a lead

• Cranky, disillusioned, old fashioned (because the old ways work, dammit!)

• Early 50s - late 60s

MARLON TIOSKI/ ORDERLY #2 -

• Hailey’s co-star performing as Stanley Kowalski;

• talented, sexual, hungry man

• Early 30s - early 40s

• Handsomely rugged, primal, manly

• Self assured, selfish

• Street smart, intuitive, uncaring, lives for pleasure and lives in the moment

JIMMY HANZ -

• producer and financier of the film

• Opportunistic and cleverly manipulative

• Clean shaven, leering, quietly creepy, but attractive

• Charming, charismatic, alluring in both of those qualities

CINDY -

• actress in the film, starring as Stella

• A girl’s girl, friendly, hard-working

• Mid 20-s to early 40s

• Calm, measured, but will speak up as needed

JANET (Ralph’s assistant)/BODEGA WORKER/WAITER

• 40s

• Versatile

• Sexually ambiguous

DURATION

Mar 24, 2025 - Apr 19, 2025

SALARY

$100.00 – $100.00 per gig

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