Short Play
A Serious Person
CAST: 1M, 1W
About the Play
On a blind date, an ordinary young man meets an energetic woman with convictions about everything from cannibalism to the crucifixion.
Production History:
Georgia College Arts & Letters Drama Prize, Milledgeville, GA
Write Angles Playwriting Festival, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK, 2015
Short Play Festival, Belper Arts Festival, Belper, UK, 2014
Nantucket Short Play Festival, Nantucket, MA, 2014
Haylofters Theater, Burlington, WI, 2014
Hurricane Festival, Eclectic Company Theatre, Los Angeles, 2013
Recognition
Awards
Winner, Georgia College Arts & Letters Prize, 2019
Best Play, Belper Prize, Belper Arts Festival, Belper, UK, 2014
Best Playwright, Eclectic Company Theatre, Los Angeles, 2013
Highly Commended, Segora One Act Play Competition, France, 2015
Finalist, Best Play, Nantucket Short Play Festival, Nantucket, MA, 2014
Finalist, Best Play, Haylofters Theater, Burlington, WI, 2014
Finalist, Best Play, Midtown International Theatre Festival, NYC, 2013
Finalist, Best Play, Manhattan Rep, NYC, 2013
Press & Reviews
A Serious Person “focuses on a blind internet date in which a man must deal with an eccentric and admittedly bipolar airline ticketing agent. Rather than spend time with typical first date small talk, she shares her strange and laughable theories which include speculating that cannibalism is a basic part of human nature… As zany as some of the lines are, the script rings true as an accurate depiction of the ways we fumble for human connection in this era of disconnection.”
Hilariously on target!