The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

Published in Qu Literary Magazine's Winter 2021 Issue.
2015. St. Louis, Missouri. An apartment complex.
A fleeting moment between a resident and a doorwoman who is about to lose her job.

Published in Qu Literary Magazine's Winter 2021 Issue.
2015. St. Louis, Missouri. An apartment complex.
A fleeting moment between a resident and a doorwoman who is about to lose her job.

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The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

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  • Steven G. Martin: The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

    I like how Cary Simowitz fills this 10-minute drama with complexity: of white privilege and the realization of the effects of that privilege, of economic and social discrepancies and how those discrepancies affect relationships, of the awkwardness of facing these subjects and their devious impact.

    "The Bee That Declared a War" will be an uncomfortable play for audiences, for white, affluent audiences especially. It is also a play that deserves a rich production history.

    I like how Cary Simowitz fills this 10-minute drama with complexity: of white privilege and the realization of the effects of that privilege, of economic and social discrepancies and how those discrepancies affect relationships, of the awkwardness of facing these subjects and their devious impact.

    "The Bee That Declared a War" will be an uncomfortable play for audiences, for white, affluent audiences especially. It is also a play that deserves a rich production history.

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

    Wonderful work that deepens as it moves along - a seemingly ordinary evening that becomes a horrifying erasure. Very well done!

    Wonderful work that deepens as it moves along - a seemingly ordinary evening that becomes a horrifying erasure. Very well done!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: The Bee That Declared a War (10 Minute Play)

    Cary Simowitz has fit so much into only 11 pages in this wonderful short play. A powerful story about invisible people who do so much for others who never see them, as well as microaggressions faced by BIPOC folks daily, I loved every moment of this tight, well-constructed play. A perfect example of what a 10 minute play can (and should) be!

    Cary Simowitz has fit so much into only 11 pages in this wonderful short play. A powerful story about invisible people who do so much for others who never see them, as well as microaggressions faced by BIPOC folks daily, I loved every moment of this tight, well-constructed play. A perfect example of what a 10 minute play can (and should) be!

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Elm Street Cultural Arts Village, Year 2020

Awards

  • Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival
    Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs
    Semi-Finalist
    2017