One of the Nice Ones
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.
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.
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.
“Veteran theater provocateur Erik Patterson stings once again in One of the Nice Ones... Patterson’s play is an exemplar of rudeness whose near-surreal vulgarity elicits torrents of laughter from his gobsmacked audience.”
– LA Times
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 Onesis 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: office politics, sexual politics, me too, mean people, revenge, blackmail, culture wars, hot topics, social issues, 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 woman in a wheelchair, any race. 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.
“This world premiere comedy, despite pre-show warnings of crass situations and adult language, turns out to have a delicate heart reminding us we are our brothers’ keepers.”
—Time Out LA
