Neighbor Jane

by Tina Esper

2023 National Partners of the American Theatre’s Julie Jensen Playwriting Award
2022 Great Plains Theatre Commons New Play Conference
2021 The Workshop Theater Intensive
2021 Sewanee Writers Conference

Jane is a 73 year old woman with a terrible secret. Her husband has threatened to kill her if she tells anyone. But Jane can't live like this any longer so she sneaks to her neighbor's house where he's spending...

2023 National Partners of the American Theatre’s Julie Jensen Playwriting Award
2022 Great Plains Theatre Commons New Play Conference
2021 The Workshop Theater Intensive
2021 Sewanee Writers Conference

Jane is a 73 year old woman with a terrible secret. Her husband has threatened to kill her if she tells anyone. But Jane can't live like this any longer so she sneaks to her neighbor's house where he's spending a romantic evening with his girlfriend. Is tonight the night someone finally helps Jane?

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  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Neighbor Jane

    The key to longer pieces for me is to make them addictive, drawing the audience in until they are desperate to know where the story is leading or what the next turn is. That is what Tina has done exceedingly well here. You, as an audience member, are given the chance to be a fly on the wall in this intimate setting that is interjected by tension, emotions, and secrets. Coupled with that, it also offers a great chance for an older actress to embrace the complexity and curiosity that is Jane!

    The key to longer pieces for me is to make them addictive, drawing the audience in until they are desperate to know where the story is leading or what the next turn is. That is what Tina has done exceedingly well here. You, as an audience member, are given the chance to be a fly on the wall in this intimate setting that is interjected by tension, emotions, and secrets. Coupled with that, it also offers a great chance for an older actress to embrace the complexity and curiosity that is Jane!

  • Cheryl Bear: Neighbor Jane

    A drama that will certainly take you on quite a ride, one you will be gripped to for the duration. Excellent!

    A drama that will certainly take you on quite a ride, one you will be gripped to for the duration. Excellent!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Neighbor Jane

    What an unstoppable engine Esper has built here with Neighbor Jane. This play kept me on the edge of my seat! The characters are so well written, and the play keeps spinning and deepening as we move forward to its inevitable end. Strange, intense, hilarious, and marvelous work! What a great night out this would be!

    What an unstoppable engine Esper has built here with Neighbor Jane. This play kept me on the edge of my seat! The characters are so well written, and the play keeps spinning and deepening as we move forward to its inevitable end. Strange, intense, hilarious, and marvelous work! What a great night out this would be!

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Development History

  • Type Residency, Organization The Great Plains Theater Conference, Year 2022
  • Type Residency, Organization The Sewanee Writers Conference, Year 2021