Face It or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline

At forty-five and three quarters, Eliza Kline is not a star of stage and screen. She is not happily married with children. Eliza is an also-ran actress/singer who secretly works a tour guide on a double decker bus in New York City. She is desperate to figure out where she went wrong. When her agent gets her into a reality show contest with a prize of a free facelift, she thinks she may have found a way to...

At forty-five and three quarters, Eliza Kline is not a star of stage and screen. She is not happily married with children. Eliza is an also-ran actress/singer who secretly works a tour guide on a double decker bus in New York City. She is desperate to figure out where she went wrong. When her agent gets her into a reality show contest with a prize of a free facelift, she thinks she may have found a way to have everything she’s been cheated of. All she has to do is give the tour of a lifetime and prove to the surgeon she deserves this second chance. But the course to a free facelift never does run smooth. Between the angry best friend, the troubled and neglected stage mother, and the schmuck boyfriends, of past and present, the path to the big win is littered with problems. In this dark and hyper-real comic fable, we take Eliza’s tour and decide with her what it takes to be a winning female in today’s America.

  • Inquire About Rights
  • Recommend
  • Download
  • Save to Library

Face It or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline

Recommended by

  • Suzan Averitt: Face It or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline

    My recommendation is based on finding a selection from Face It in the collection of monologues called She Persisted (a gift from my partner). I used it for my on camera acting class and every time I went through it found more pathos, more humor and more affection for and curiosity about her character Eliza. Weinberg's writing is so specific, so tight, that a million possibilities splinter forth before the phrase is done. Very excited to continue reading it now that I've found it on NPX.

    My recommendation is based on finding a selection from Face It in the collection of monologues called She Persisted (a gift from my partner). I used it for my on camera acting class and every time I went through it found more pathos, more humor and more affection for and curiosity about her character Eliza. Weinberg's writing is so specific, so tight, that a million possibilities splinter forth before the phrase is done. Very excited to continue reading it now that I've found it on NPX.

  • Cheryl Bear: Face It or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline

    A captivating tale of an actress who can choose death or life at a pivotal turning point in her life. Will she be destroyed? What defines success? A powerful and transformative work of art.

    A captivating tale of an actress who can choose death or life at a pivotal turning point in her life. Will she be destroyed? What defines success? A powerful and transformative work of art.

  • Doug DeVita: Face It or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline

    "Face It, or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline" is a fast-moving, hilariously dark look into the crumbling psyche of an aging actress, written with a surgeon's skill. Funny, touching, and with Weinberg's clear-eyed, truthful gaze, this comedy takes a hard look at the truths of out youth-and-beauty obsessed culture, and has some very satisfying things to say.

    "Face It, or The Transmogrification of Eliza Kline" is a fast-moving, hilariously dark look into the crumbling psyche of an aging actress, written with a surgeon's skill. Funny, touching, and with Weinberg's clear-eyed, truthful gaze, this comedy takes a hard look at the truths of out youth-and-beauty obsessed culture, and has some very satisfying things to say.

View all 4 recommendations
Included within the script. Is flexible.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Actors Studio, Year 2019