1 2 3, a play about abandonment and ballroom dancing

by Lila Rose Kaplan

When their radical parents are imprisoned, sisters 1, 2 and 3 are sent to live with different foster families. 1 loses herself in history, 2 dances, and 3 videos all of it and more. Family tensions mount when Mom gets out of jail. 123 is a dark, funny drama about a rift between sisters and what it takes to grow up.

When their radical parents are imprisoned, sisters 1, 2 and 3 are sent to live with different foster families. 1 loses herself in history, 2 dances, and 3 videos all of it and more. Family tensions mount when Mom gets out of jail. 123 is a dark, funny drama about a rift between sisters and what it takes to grow up.

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  • Sam Kebede: 1 2 3, a play about abandonment and ballroom dancing by Lila Rose Kaplan
    “

    Got to see this show back when it was at the Wild Project. Incredible characters, and a fantastic script for production or scene study

    Got to see this show back when it was at the Wild Project. Incredible characters, and a fantastic script for production or scene study

    ”
  • Kayla Gross: 1 2 3, a play about abandonment and ballroom dancing by Lila Rose Kaplan
    “

    1 2 3 brought me into the world of these sisters and truly allowed myself as the reader to imagine what these sisters were going through. With themes ranging from family to sisterhoods this script takes the crazy situation these girls were put in and humanizes their situation. I would absolutely love to see this show produced and watch it with my own eyes because it was a joy to read.

    1 2 3 brought me into the world of these sisters and truly allowed myself as the reader to imagine what these sisters were going through. With themes ranging from family to sisterhoods this script takes the crazy situation these girls were put in and humanizes their situation. I would absolutely love to see this show produced and watch it with my own eyes because it was a joy to read.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: 1 2 3, a play about abandonment and ballroom dancing by Lila Rose Kaplan
    “

    How do sisters cope and grow with their different responses to life? Will they come together or be drawn apart? Well done.

    How do sisters cope and grow with their different responses to life? Will they come together or be drawn apart? Well done.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Playwrights Realm Ink'k Festival, 2014

Production History

  • Community Theater, Theatre Prometheus, 2018
  • Fringe, The Wayward Sisters, 2018
  • Fringe, The Wild Project, 2018
  • Fringe, Fresh Ink, 2014