Athena

by Gracie Gardner

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.

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Athena

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  • Sarah Elizabeth Grace: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    A two-hander with a third character at the end for the likely understudy, "Athena" offers a great vehicle for young actors.

    A two-hander with a third character at the end for the likely understudy, "Athena" offers a great vehicle for young actors.

    ”
  • Rachel Bublitz: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

    ”
  • Kate Bergstrom: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    ATHENA is one of my favorite coming of age stories to have come out of the last decade. Gardner's writing is unparalleled in its rhythm, wit and candor.

    ATHENA is one of my favorite coming of age stories to have come out of the last decade. Gardner's writing is unparalleled in its rhythm, wit and candor.

    ”
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Development History

  • Commission, The Hearth Theater, 2017

Production History

  • Professional, The Hearth Theater at JACK, 2018

Awards

  • Critic's Pick
    New York Times
    2018