Amputations

by Jan Rosenberg

Celebrated novelist Nat has returned home for their sister's wedding. But when they meet their soon to be brother-in-law, dark things that should've been left buried in the backyard arise...

Celebrated novelist Nat has returned home for their sister's wedding. But when they meet their soon to be brother-in-law, dark things that should've been left buried in the backyard arise...

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Amputations

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  • Amy Berryman: Amputations

    An incredible piece that will stay with me for a very long time. Rosenberg has created four thrilling, upsetting, complex characters in this tense, dark, and at times laugh out loud funny play. Highly recommend!

    An incredible piece that will stay with me for a very long time. Rosenberg has created four thrilling, upsetting, complex characters in this tense, dark, and at times laugh out loud funny play. Highly recommend!

  • Nick Malakhow: Amputations

    What a beautiful play. Jan demonstrates such a generosity and sense of love for their characters all the while not letting them off the hook for the ways they harm and complicate one another's life. Everyone in this tight ensemble piece has such potent needs, desires, and wants...Jan explores issues related to forgiveness, addiction, family trauma, and small town life, fully utilizing and fleshing out their characters' intersectional identities while centering their human souls in the process. Raw truths unfold through the disarmingly human, poignant, funny dialogue. I'd love to see this on...

    What a beautiful play. Jan demonstrates such a generosity and sense of love for their characters all the while not letting them off the hook for the ways they harm and complicate one another's life. Everyone in this tight ensemble piece has such potent needs, desires, and wants...Jan explores issues related to forgiveness, addiction, family trauma, and small town life, fully utilizing and fleshing out their characters' intersectional identities while centering their human souls in the process. Raw truths unfold through the disarmingly human, poignant, funny dialogue. I'd love to see this on its feet!

  • Mak Shealy: Amputations

    Amputations is a visceral, sharp and gut-wrenching play. Each character is an absolute meal for an actor. Past hurt and present pain collide throughout this piece and Rosenberg's dialogue expertly turns dark-comedy into earnest vulnerability on a dime. I cannot wait to see this onstage! Exceptional parts for queer, non-binary and trans artists! Rosenberg is a writer who constantly surprises and inspires me and I'm excited for more to come!

    Amputations is a visceral, sharp and gut-wrenching play. Each character is an absolute meal for an actor. Past hurt and present pain collide throughout this piece and Rosenberg's dialogue expertly turns dark-comedy into earnest vulnerability on a dime. I cannot wait to see this onstage! Exceptional parts for queer, non-binary and trans artists! Rosenberg is a writer who constantly surprises and inspires me and I'm excited for more to come!

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Labyrinth Theater Company, Year 2023

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