Go Gently Forward
"Look at all the colors. The lights reflecting in the puddles. And everything's washed away. Down into the sewers. All the mess. Clean slate. Tomorrow's a new day. Every day I drive this bus. Well, I get one day off a week. But, everyday- this big bus- and I think... Go gently forward. I don't know where I get that. Heard it somewhere. Or maybe I made it up. Maybe. I don't know. Go gently forward."
Synopsis - Gus, a lonely bus driver, rides around with a sign over his head that says, “Limited”. A beautiful woman named Veronica comes on board, covering her bruised eye with makeup. Gus gets it in his head that he can save her from her abusive husband.
Multiple Locations, 3 Male, 1 Female characters, Comic Drama.
Multiple Locations, 3 Male, 1 Female characters, Comic Drama.
Characters -
(All have Brooklyn/Queens accents.)
GUS – 30s-40s, a bus driver, A little heavy or a little bald, or both.
VERONICA – Late 20s-30s, attractive, fragile.
POP – A bartender. 50s-60s.
SONNY – Veronica’s husband. 30s-40s, classically handsome, physically imposing.
(All have Brooklyn/Queens accents.)
GUS – 30s-40s, a bus driver, A little heavy or a little bald, or both.
VERONICA – Late 20s-30s, attractive, fragile.
POP – A bartender. 50s-60s.
SONNY – Veronica’s husband. 30s-40s, classically handsome, physically imposing.
Development - Go Gently Forward was developed at the Sewanee Writers' Conference with Romulus Linney and Arlene Hutton. It received further development from Dramaturg, Mark Bly and and a series of readings. It is also in development to make it a musical.