10 MINUTE / ONE-ACT PLAYS
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CASTLES IN THE AIR
(2W, 1 ANY) 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. Participant: Untold Stories of Jewish Women, 2018 (Directed by Ilana Becker) Co-production of 365 Women a Year: a Playwriting Project, National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - a Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Originally produced by The Big Bear Theatre Project, Love's Illusions: 5 Plays in 73 Minutes, 2019 (Directed by Beth Wheat) |
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UNRULY WOMEN
(3 ANY) Three women question the idea of survival, and whether it is a desire or necessity in the society built around them. Set in New York city, this play blends movement and music with the aftermath of political shifts. Participant: Stories of the Resistance, 2017 Participant: five IN ASYLUM, 2012 |
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WHICH SIDE (ARE YOU ON)?
(1W) An exploration of the word "slut", how women respond to that word, the power it holds, how they're taking the power back, and the sexual awakening included with it. It involves the power men hold over women in certain instances, and the power women hold over each other. It's a combination of spoken word, monologues, and dance. This is an expansion of Unruly Women from five IN ASYLUM. Participant: The REVOLUTIONS Project, 2012 |
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DIRTBALLS IN HER POCKET (OR DRESSED TO THE NINES)
(1W) The basis of this play, which is dedicated to the American Girl doll, Kirsten, involves the death of someone's childhood. Not only does it have to do with the fact that we do (unfortunately) grow up/ become adults, etc. but more than anything it has to do with the connections we have with certain things as children and how we learn to leave those things behind us someday. Participant: theater IN ASYLUM, 2011 The DEATH / MEMORY Project, presented by THEATER IN ASYLUM, was a cabaret style art event presented at New York Theatre Workshop’s third floor space. |
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CARRIES ON
(3W, 3 ANY) 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 |
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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 |
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VERACITY
(2W, 1M) 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 |
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
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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 |
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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 |