Fatherland

Casting

FATHER – 50. Gun-carrying former Texan oil worker. Talks a big game and dreams of doing big things. Loud, boastful, bigger than life, he drinks and cusses too much. Can be playful, sometimes even tender. Despite their conflicts and differences, he deeply loves his son.

SON – 19. Sensitive, bright, and soft-spoken. His gentle demeanor does not diminish his inner strength and determination. A liberal-minded socialist, his progressive beliefs fly against his father’s extreme right-wing manifesto. Emotionally and morally torn, he’s stunned, angry, and brokenhearted by what his father has become.

U.S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY – Female, 50s. Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Worked in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice before moving to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tough, intelligent, precise, driven by an unshakable sense of fairness, a respect for the law, and an untapped maternal instinct

DEFENSE ATTORNEY – Male, 50s-60s. Tenacious, tough-as-nails Baltimore criminal defense attorney, court-appointed to the case. A smart, articulate New England Republican, he quickly understands one thing: the only way to win this case is to eviscerate the son on the stand. He plays by his own rules–or no rules at all.

Setting

Place
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, and other places in time.

Time
March, 2022, and other places in time.