you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst

by Gina Femia

Dell and Micki are sisters who work in a bakery. Been working there their whole lives, their mom owns the place. Even though they’re only four years apart, it may as well be 40, they’re that different. Dell is sixteen going on sixty, an old soul struggling to understand why their father died – he definitely didn’t kill himself, even if that’s what they all say. Micki is twenty going on sixteen, excited to be...

Dell and Micki are sisters who work in a bakery. Been working there their whole lives, their mom owns the place. Even though they’re only four years apart, it may as well be 40, they’re that different. Dell is sixteen going on sixty, an old soul struggling to understand why their father died – he definitely didn’t kill himself, even if that’s what they all say. Micki is twenty going on sixteen, excited to be embarking on a new relationship – even if she ain’t supposed to. No matter, at least Dell’s got Eden, her new friend opening her up to new experiences like blow jobs and alcohol. When Micki leaves her family, the girls’ lives are twisted into a turmoil neither could’ve ever predicted.

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  • Emmet L.F. Cameron: you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst by Gina Femia
    “

    This play has fantastic, familiar rhythm. It's about the kind of sisterhood between people who happen to have the same parents, & the people who happen to work the same job. The deep grooves you wear in each other through forced proximity, even if you don't mean to have anything to do with each other, & how your whole life happens in the breaths you let out between the long lines of people who only see you as service.

    This play has fantastic, familiar rhythm. It's about the kind of sisterhood between people who happen to have the same parents, & the people who happen to work the same job. The deep grooves you wear in each other through forced proximity, even if you don't mean to have anything to do with each other, & how your whole life happens in the breaths you let out between the long lines of people who only see you as service.

    ”
  • Danielle Wirsansky: you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst by Gina Femia
    “

    you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst captures the raw, emotional complexity of two sisters navigating life and loss in a family bakery. Gina Femia’s rich dialogue and character depth make this a heartfelt exploration of identity, grief, and growing up. Funny, poignant, and relatable.

    you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst captures the raw, emotional complexity of two sisters navigating life and loss in a family bakery. Gina Femia’s rich dialogue and character depth make this a heartfelt exploration of identity, grief, and growing up. Funny, poignant, and relatable.

    ”
  • MC Hedrick: you know, that Bakery out in Bensonhurst by Gina Femia
    “

    I have read this play three times in the last four days, my favorite play I've read this year. I have been all of these characters at one time or another, and I am just removed enough to take it all in.

    I have read this play three times in the last four days, my favorite play I've read this year. I have been all of these characters at one time or another, and I am just removed enough to take it all in.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Parity Productions, 2020
  • Residency, Page73, 2018

Awards

  • Parity Productions Annual Commission
    Parity Productions
    Winner
    2019