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.”

- Adrienne Urbansky

TheEasy.com

Hilariously on target!

- Adam Rothenberg

Call Me Adam