It's (not) the Same

by Ines Gomes Padua

Amalia is a young 20-something student at the Rode Island School of Design (RISD). She is a skilled sculptor, and a very disorganised young woman. She shares a flat, and despite their very dissimilar personalities and lifestyles, they have been friends for a long time. Jenna is a law student at Brown university. Her brain works faster than most people can follow which means she is generally exhausted and aloof. Ahmed is a young man of Muslim descent in a relationship with Tara. He agrees to pose for Amalia’s new sculpture assignment. He is a PhD student in neuroscience at Brown university. Tara is a young woman trying to make her way through her first graduate job. She is bossy and controlling, but is sure that she and Ahmed are meant to last. Luíz is a classmate of Amalia’s. He wishes to be an illustrator for children’s books. He appreciates Jenna a lot, and is constantly bewildered by her patience for Amalia’s nonsense. How have those two not ripped each others’ heads off yet?Inês Gomes Pádua is an indie author, and has self-published two full length works as of February 2021. Her first novel, We’ve All Got to Stand for Something, was published in 2019, and is available for purchase on Amazon. "It’s (not) the Same" is the author’s second full length work, a story that was best suited for the stage. She is a Portuguese and French national, and writes in both languages as well as English. So far, she has only published work in English, but is looking forward to sharing work in other languages too. As of 2021, she is an Imperial College London student, and tries to spend as much time writing in between lectures and assignments. Please share your support!

67 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Leila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed this short play. People are stereotypes and relationships are messy….and this is life. I can’t wait to read Inês’ next creation!