Yes, Virginia

Full-length
Comedy-Drama
2F

Overview

The story of two older women navigating the perils of aging in suburban Detroit. Virginia Campbell was a longtime housekeeper for Denise Miller and her family, helping Denise raise her children during a difficult divorce. But when she shows up for work, Denise is very confused. Especially since she thought she had let her go several months ago. When an accident in the kitchen keeps Virginia from being able to walk, Denise offers to care for Virginia until she has healed. Their roles suddenly reversed, they share memories of their lives over the course of Christmas Eve. Soon they learn secrets and bond in a way that they hadn’t been able to in the past.

Casting & Production

Casting

CHARACTER LIST
2F, One black, one white

DENISE MILLER: 55-75, Caucasian, fit and attractive in an unfussy way, self-reliant to a fault.

VIRGINIA CAMPBELL: 55-75, African American, cheerful, pragmatic, with a calming presence.

Production Notes:
Setting Denise Miller’s living room in her two-story, five-bedroom modern house in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. New Years Eve, 2015.