Menu
Close

Synopsis

Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. 2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher. 2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who fundamentally transformed her and has been a persistent presence in her life? Is it possible that the man she loved as a teenager—and who professed to worship only her—may be far different from what she has always believed? Alternating between Vanessa’s present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield.
Join the Conversation

2 comments on this role

Leave a Comment

Fan Casting Strane

Role added by amelierae on November 15, 2020

Add Description
Back to Top Make Suggestion
 

CONTRIBUTE

Do you know the perfect person for this role? Use the form below to make a suggestion!

Suggest someone for this role:
Advanced Search
Physical Appearance of Strane
  • Gender: edit
    Male
    Submit
  • Hair Color: edit
    Black
    Submit
  • Hair Length: edit
    Medium
    Submit
  • Eye Color: edit
    Gray
    Submit
  • Ethnicity: edit
    White / European Descent
    Submit
  • Body Type: edit
    Heavyset / Stocky
    Submit
  • Facial Hair: edit
    Medium Beard
    Submit
  • Age Range: edit
    40-49
    Submit
  • Nationality: edit
    United States
    Submit

Join the Conversation

2 comments on Strane

Post