Saga

by Joshua H. Cohen

A teenage American girl vacationing in Sweden finds an ancient sword in a lake, awakening a warrior-goddess and her prophecy. Will it help her college application? The December play of the Findings Cycle.

A teenage American girl vacationing in Sweden finds an ancient sword in a lake, awakening a warrior-goddess and her prophecy. Will it help her college application? The December play of the Findings Cycle.

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  • Bethany Dickens Assaf: Saga

    Marvelously theatrical and witty, Cohen has tapped directly into the confusion and existential agonies of millennial feminism. References to 90s- and early 2000s-culture abound, but there are enough questions about lived experiences to reach - and amuse - any audience; particularly: what does it mean to be 'strong?' What has modernity lost in redefining concepts of adventure and womanhood? And what do we owe to the world, anyway?

    Marvelously theatrical and witty, Cohen has tapped directly into the confusion and existential agonies of millennial feminism. References to 90s- and early 2000s-culture abound, but there are enough questions about lived experiences to reach - and amuse - any audience; particularly: what does it mean to be 'strong?' What has modernity lost in redefining concepts of adventure and womanhood? And what do we owe to the world, anyway?

  • Olivia Haller: Saga

    I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. This play checks off all my boxes: original premise, sharp dialogue, interesting characters, high theatricality, and Buffy references. I appreciated the questions this play brought up around expectations of women and what it means to be "strong and independent." Please produce so I can watch it again!

    I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. This play checks off all my boxes: original premise, sharp dialogue, interesting characters, high theatricality, and Buffy references. I appreciated the questions this play brought up around expectations of women and what it means to be "strong and independent." Please produce so I can watch it again!

  • Richard Lyons Conlon: Saga

    What happens when the young hero is chosen to be bestowed with great powers and tasked with saving the world, but she’s more concerned with being captain of the debate team and getting into Smith? A highly original back-and-forth between Veleda, the mud-covered Lady of the Lake, and Edda, the aforementioned teenaged (potential) hero. Cohen’s dialogue is a witty juxtaposition between quasi-Norse god pontification, and teen-culture, text-speak. This play is flat-out hilarious as it places the audience squarely in “What would you do?” territory. The conclusion is particularly satisfying in its...

    What happens when the young hero is chosen to be bestowed with great powers and tasked with saving the world, but she’s more concerned with being captain of the debate team and getting into Smith? A highly original back-and-forth between Veleda, the mud-covered Lady of the Lake, and Edda, the aforementioned teenaged (potential) hero. Cohen’s dialogue is a witty juxtaposition between quasi-Norse god pontification, and teen-culture, text-speak. This play is flat-out hilarious as it places the audience squarely in “What would you do?” territory. The conclusion is particularly satisfying in its open-endedness. Much fun for actors and audience.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Midwest Dramatists Conference, Year 2019