About the Project
Do you like flawed, complicated women who embrace their feminine rage? What about chaotic gay people? And unexpected female friendship? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Told with humor and heart, Unbridled is The First Wives Club meets Crazy, Stupid, Love meets The Real Housewives of New York.
Meet Powell Bishop, a renowned author and revered literature professor.
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Now, let’s move on to the important stuff and talk about who this play is actually about — the women in his life.
There’s his dependable, stoic wife of 20 years, Rebekah, who’s a writer, too… not that you’d know it. Her own goals took a backseat to support Powell’s, and yeah, maybe she’s a little bitter about it. You would be, too, if your husband constantly forgot your anniversary and you had to deal with the bitchiest mother-in-law on the planet.
Then there’s Powell’s high school sweetheart, Francie Sloane, whom he still sleeps with every once in a while. Born into money, Francie is bubbly, erratic, and everything Rebekah isn’t. Sure, she has a little bit of an alcohol problem and still isn’t over her divorce from the Earl of Monaco that happened a decade ago, but she’s a fun time. She swears!
Last but certainly not least is Monet Adams, one of Powell’s students. A talented writer, Powell takes an interest in her, inviting her to workshop each other’s writing after school. She knows how it looks, but it’s strictly business, okay? She has big dreams, after all, and few resources with which to achieve them, so she has to take the help where she can get it. Too bad Powell inconveniently drops dead from a heart attack during one of their critique sessions.
Unfortunately, Rebekah soon discovers she is not only a widow but a broke one, finding out that Powell gambled his entire fortune away. The good news: he leaves her the house. The bad news: he leaves it to Francie and Monet, too, and circumstances find the two of them cashing in on their right to move into it with her.
Three women primed to hate each other living under the same roof. What could go wrong?
Well, as it turns out, a lot, especially when the three of them are each keeping secrets of their own, which all come to light during an explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Still, female friendship is a powerful thing, and it can be found in the most unexpected of places. Maybe — just maybe — Powell’s fuckboy tendencies could be the best thing to ever happen to them.
Production Team
