MOLTING

by Michael Towers

Tears and shells are shed during a father/daughter lunch date at a local Seafood Shack where lobster isn’t the only thing trapped and served.

Tears and shells are shed during a father/daughter lunch date at a local Seafood Shack where lobster isn’t the only thing trapped and served.

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MOLTING

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  • Shaun Leisher: MOLTING

    I adored this short play. Definitely went somewhere I didn't expect when I started it. Loved getting to spend with these character in this tender moment.

    I adored this short play. Definitely went somewhere I didn't expect when I started it. Loved getting to spend with these character in this tender moment.

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: MOLTING

    What a wonderfully written play! The humor draws me in. The dialogue is masterful. The characters are real and honestly struggling together. And then it breaks your heart! Lovely and strong work, great for actors. Very well done.

    What a wonderfully written play! The humor draws me in. The dialogue is masterful. The characters are real and honestly struggling together. And then it breaks your heart! Lovely and strong work, great for actors. Very well done.

  • Mark Harvey Levine: MOLTING

    An incredibly sweet and touching play. It deals, with enormous sensitivity, a subject that could veer off into cliche or sentimentality and successfully avoids all those traps. One of the things that struck me while reading the script is the masterful way Towers captures the stuttering rhythm of an awkward conversation. It's a gift for the actors.

    An incredibly sweet and touching play. It deals, with enormous sensitivity, a subject that could veer off into cliche or sentimentality and successfully avoids all those traps. One of the things that struck me while reading the script is the masterful way Towers captures the stuttering rhythm of an awkward conversation. It's a gift for the actors.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Burlington County Footlighters (Curtain Rising; Staged Reading of New Works), Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Monday's Pages (Somerville, MA), Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Writers at Play (Boston, MA), Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization ATL Original Works (College Park, GA), Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Authenticity Theater’s Authentic 10 Showcase (Atlanta, GA), Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Boston Theater Marathon (Boston Playwrights' Theatre with Forge Theater Co.) , Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Arc Stages (New Play Festival), Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Equity Library Theater NYC Winter Virtual Theater Festival, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Fresh Fruit Festival & All Out Arts (NYC), Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Left Edge Theatre (Santa Rosa, CA), Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Secret Theater Short Play Festival (Queens, NYC), Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Think Fast One Act Virtual Festival (Union, NJ), Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Village Playwrights Ten-Minute Play Festival (NYC), Year 2023

Awards

  • The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2024
    Smith & Kraus
    2024
  • First Runner Up (Audience Choice Award)
    Authenticity Theater Co. (Atlanta, GA)
    2024
  • International Human Arts Festival
    International Human Rights Art Movement
    Selection
    2023
  • International Short Play Festival
    Left Edge Theatre (Santa Rosa, CA)
    Winner
    2023
  • Winner
    Village Playwrights June Pride Festival (NYC)
    2023
  • Semi-Finalist
    Stage It! 10 Minute Play Festival (Center for Performing Arts, Bonita Springs, FL)
    2023
  • JUDGES PRIZE
    Think Fast Short Play Festival (The Theater Project)
    Winner
    2023
  • Audience Favorite
    THINK FAST SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL (The Theater Project)
    Winner
    2023
  • Finalist
    Old Library Theatre One Act Play Festival (Fair Lawn, NJ)
    2022