Christine Drew Benjamin
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FIVE - TEN MINUTES

Castles in the Air
(3W)
Anna gets the opportunity to spend one more moment with her long lost friend in a magical land. A play dedicated to to the worlds we leave behind when we go.

WHICH SIDE (ARE YOU ON)?
(1W)
One woman explores the power of the word "slut".
Participant: The REVOLUTIONS Project, 2012

UNRULY WOMEN
(2W)
Two women question the idea of survival, and whether it is a desire or necessity in the society built around them.
Participant: five IN ASYLUM, 2011/2012

DIRTBALLS IN HER POCKET (OR DRESSED TO THE NINES)
(1W, 1 doll)
A young woman faces the obstacles of transitioning into adulthood by reconnecting with a specific toy from her childhood.
Participant: theater IN ASYLUM, 2011

VERACITY 
(2W)
A woman returns home to make a documentary about her husband, and is forced to confront the truth she left behind.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2008

ONE ACTS

JOYOUS MALADY
(2W, 1M)
Tensions run high when a young teacher moves in with her colleague after her apartment is infected with bed bugs.

GOODBYE INNOCENCE
(3W, 1M)
A revolution amongst the genders has progressed tremendously over the years, and old views are challenged when faced in opposition against the enemy.

CARRIES ON
(3W, 3 non-specific)
A serious diagnosis ignites change amongst three women and their dogs who observe everything along the way.
Participant: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Playwright’s Week, Winter 2010

BARE BONES
(3W, 2M)
When a military draft takes place, a group of friends must make a decision of how to handle all their fears.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2009
Invitee: Play Lab at the 17th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference

FULL LENGTHS

INFINITE SPACE
(2W, 1M)

How far will a mystical woman go to regenerate her father's lost memories?

THE PURITY PLAY
(4W)
Conformity, patriarchy and the virginity myth collide in a powerful story of female sexual awakening.
Participant: FullStop Collective, Devo Series 2012

THE SECRET SEDUCTION OF LITTLE GIRLS
(6W, 1M) 
A male drama teacher becomes entangled in the sullen lives of a group of teenage girls at a Catholic high school.
Recipient: John Woods Scholarship, 2009
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