Out of Gas on Lover's Leap

by Mark St. Germain

It is the night of their high-school graduation and Myst and Grouper, two bright, well-to-do teenagers, have driven to the local lovers leap for a private celebration. Myst is seventeen, and the daughter of a fading rock star of dubious morals; Grouper is also seventeen, and the son of an ambitious, self-important U.S. Senator. Myst is determined to deprive Grouper of his virginity, but he wants to wait until they are married and settled into domesticity. As they drink beer, smoke pot and engage in sharply amusing, yet disheartening, interplay, it becomes increasingly evident that they are very lost young souls whose ideals have been sadly eroded by the shoddy, self-centered example of their elders. In the end they do make love, but it proves to be only a brief respite before their pasts encroach on the present and, inevitably, overwhelm it with terrible and heartrending results.

Genres: Plays

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Leah Coffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I understand a lot more of the underlying issues and emotions now than I did last time around. Trouble is, the dialogue is even more wretched now than it was then. Overall feeling: meh.

[Noah David · Rating 3 out of 5]

dialogue was pretty awful tbh

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

last night when i finished this book, i already had a brilliant review in mind.

i've forgotten it. but read this play--it's short, quick, but densely packed. beautifully written, and so honest that it can't help but sit close to your heart.