Piece by Fragment: A New Play

By Persephone Litchfield

Daphne is a 16 year old girl with Dissociative Identity Disorder, meaning she has multiple people in her head. A story of family, honesty, and hurt unfolds as Daphne confesses that she is thinking about integration.

As each of her alters begin to process their own mortality, they question what love and family mean to them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Persephone Litchfield
• Release date: Mar 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370424887

Persephone Litchfield

Persephone "Seph" Litchfield is an American playwright. She is known for her writing in "Piece by Fragment" and "The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter" as well as a few other titles. She is also a University student, a poet, and a songwriter (with music under the name "Persephone Hope").

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Persephone Litchfield

Piece by Fragment

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Table of contents

Dedications

Piece by Fragment

Act 1

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

Scene 7

Act 2

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

Dedications

To Katrina Wirtz, Ahlani Santos, Ellie Gift, my sisters, and the people that have sacrificed so much to make me who I am today.

Piece by Fragment

Setting

Woodward, Oklahoma. 2016.

Characters

7F, 1M

[DAPHNE] Female, 16, an overwhelmed and anxious teenager, suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder

[KATHERINE] Female, an overprotective alter in Daphne’s brain. She wants to do what’s best, but can become blind to other people's needs

[VALERIE] Female, a headstrong and opinionated alter in Daphne’s brain. She’s guarded, but she has a lot of love for Daphne and the other alters.

[ANNA] Female, 16, an impulsive and reckless alter in Daphne’s brain. She’s determined to be a teenager, despite the strenuous circumstances.

[JORDAN] Female, 6, the only child alter in Daphne

[BETHANY] Female, 13-15, an anxious and intelligent young alter in Daphne’s brain. She’s new and neglected by most, but she wants what’s best for everyone.

[MAX] Female, 16 - 19, a friend of Daphne and her alters, she does her best to help everyone. A wise and strong-willed friend.

[CHARLIE] Male, 17 - 19, A loving and supportive friend of Daphne and her alters. Kindhearted and dedicated to his friends.

*All roles in Piece by Fragment can be played by members of any race/ethnicity without changing the script.

Act 1

Scene 1

An empty stage, as one person, DAPHNE, stands in center stage, writing in a used beaten up notebook.

Daphne: I wish I could say I was normal. I know that sounds cliché, but I do. I wish I was youthful, and bright, and mundane.

KATHERINE enters, and speaks from behind DAPHNE

Katherine: Mundane people don’t go far in life.

Daphne: (Passively. Short) Neither do freaks.

Katherine: You’re not a-

Daphne: I wasn’t just talking about me.

KATHERINE nods, deciding to pick her battles. DAPHNE resumes writing

Daphne: I went to therapy today. It was messy. I don’t think it’s working. It feels like I’m just digging up my problems and letting them sit there. How is that doing any good?

Katherine: You must trust that Aubrey knows what she’s doing.

Daphne: Get out, Katherine.

Katherine: I’m only helping.

Daphne: Wow, you’re doing great.

Katherine: Daphne.

Daphne: What?

Katherine: There’s no need to take your anger out on me.

Daphne: Who would you rather me take it out on?

Katherine: Nobody! Why do you have to take it out on anyone? If you’re so angry, talk to us about it.

Daphne: What am I supposed to say?

Katherine: I don’t know. Hey guys, I’m having a really bad day and I just need to take a breath.

DAPHNE rolls her eyes, frustrated with KATHERINE

Katherine: Look, I know you’re frustrated, but this is hard on all of us.

Daphne: I know that.

Katherine: I just need you to be empathetic right now, okay?

DAPHNE puts the book down and goes to KATHERINE. KATHERINE and DAPHNE