Acts of Creation

| Full Length | Marigold is having a baby. Francine is just in commercials. One of their moms is trying to hold it together while the other creates an artificial intelligence algorithm to write her a masterpiece before she dies because surely by now she doesn't have enough time. The family reckons with what it means to leave a legacy and honor someone else's.

| Full Length | Marigold is having a baby. Francine is just in commercials. One of their moms is trying to hold it together while the other creates an artificial intelligence algorithm to write her a masterpiece before she dies because surely by now she doesn't have enough time. The family reckons with what it means to leave a legacy and honor someone else's.

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Acts of Creation

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  • Sterling Cullinane: Acts of Creation

    This play allows the audience to reckon with what it truly means to create- and to decay, and what we leave behind. Memories? Or more tangible things? When does ambition become harmful? What is a legacy? The themes in this play are beautifully explored in a nuanced way- and it breaks from realism wonderfully.

    I will definitely be sharing this piece!

    This play allows the audience to reckon with what it truly means to create- and to decay, and what we leave behind. Memories? Or more tangible things? When does ambition become harmful? What is a legacy? The themes in this play are beautifully explored in a nuanced way- and it breaks from realism wonderfully.

    I will definitely be sharing this piece!

  • Aly Kantor: Acts of Creation

    Vibrant, specific characters populate the world of this family drama, in which anticipatory grief - and, later, active grief - guide so many decisions. It asks questions about what constitutes a legacy, and if it's ever too late to create one (and, most interestingly, where AI fits into the act of creation). I loved the use of AI-generated text in the script itself. The more you question "how did this string of words come to be?" the less it matters. It's here, and it's strange, and it means nothing except what you decide it means.
    A fascinating premise executed beautifully!

    Vibrant, specific characters populate the world of this family drama, in which anticipatory grief - and, later, active grief - guide so many decisions. It asks questions about what constitutes a legacy, and if it's ever too late to create one (and, most interestingly, where AI fits into the act of creation). I loved the use of AI-generated text in the script itself. The more you question "how did this string of words come to be?" the less it matters. It's here, and it's strange, and it means nothing except what you decide it means.
    A fascinating premise executed beautifully!

  • Ross Tedford Kendall: Acts of Creation

    Very interesting approach and concept. Thought that the characters were unique and dynamic. Interested to see more of this type of work from this playwright.

    Very interesting approach and concept. Thought that the characters were unique and dynamic. Interested to see more of this type of work from this playwright.

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4 women, 1 man. 5 total.
1 elderly woman, 1 middle-aged woman, 1 woman in her 30s, 1 woman in her 20s, and 1 man in his 20s.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Vivid Stage, Year 2023
  • Type Workshop, Organization Theatre 33 , Year 2022
  • Type Reading, Organization Naked Angels LA, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization New Stage Theatre, Year 2023

Awards

  • Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting
    Kennedy Center
    Winner
    2022
  • New Play Award
    Portland Civic Theatre Guild
    Finalist
    2022