CHARLIE

Charlie is an intimate family drama that touches on choice, loss and moving on.

Set in modern day America, our story is heavily colored by recent changes in women's rights laws. Exploring family dynamics and romantic relationships, the different choices we can make and our fundamental right to choose, this four character drama follows two couples whose lives intersect at a crucial junction.

All four reach a point of no return, and must learn how to say goodbye.

A woman sitting on a chair with her hands fisted on her lap, looking concerned. A man kneeling beside her, holding her arm gently, appearing to comfort or support her. In the background, a person is sitting on a chair with their back to the camera, w

A man and woman stand closely together in an indoor space with blue lighting. The man is standing behind the woman, holding her with his arms around her waist, while she has her arms folded. Both have neutral or serious expressions.

A man and woman stand close together, facing each other in a dimly lit room with orange lighting. The man has curly hair and is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. The woman has light brown hair and is wearing a brown top, a black pleated s

A man with crossed arms in a black sweater stands on a stage with blue and purple lighting. A woman with long blond hair is sitting on a white chair facing away in the background. The stage has minimal furniture, including two white chairs.

A woman with long hair stands with her arms crossed, looking to the side, in a room with blue lighting, alongside a white chair and another person sitting with their back to the camera.

People interacting in an art gallery with orange and white walls, wooden ceiling, and modern chairs; two women sitting and two people standing and talking.

Four people standing on a stage holding hands, with colorful stage lighting and white chairs in the background.

Four women in an art gallery or museum, two sitting on chairs and two standing. The woman on the left, with long red hair, is sitting and looking to her right; the woman on the right, with blonde hair, is standing with her arms crossed, wearing a bro

Photograph of Lauren Currie Lewis, a woman with shoulder-length hair and a gentle smile, in black and white.

Black and white portrait of Adam Bartoshesky, a young man with dark hair, mustache, and wearing a collared shirt.

End notes page with a message from Emma Tadmor, a playwright, actor, and director at the RJ Theatre Company, thanking the audience for attending her play "Charlie" and discussing its themes of choice, loss, and social issues.

ABOUT THE SCORE

“From the very first reading of the play, and after a conversation with Emma, I knew I wanted the soundtrack to express two things. First—the silent pain of the characters. When the characters suppressed their pain, I let the music speak for them.
The second was the motif of death, which appears throughout the play from multiple angles. I composed a musical theme to reflect that presence—repeating throughout the piece in different harmonic contexts: sometimes sarcastic, sometimes grim, sometimes violent, and sometimes full of despair.”

—Assaf Peretz, Resident Composer

People seated and attentively listening at an indoor event or meeting, with a white brick wall and ceiling with decorative patterns in the background.

The image features the initials 'COS' in bold black letters with the text 'Wardrobe provided by COS' beneath it, on a white background.

Five young people standing on a stage, holding hands, with a colorful lit background and white chairs, smiling for the camera.