THE RIPPLE EFFECT (Award-winning full-length comedy for three actors)
by Arianna Rose
[Full-length comedy, 80 minutes]
SYNOPSIS:
THE RIPPLE EFFECT, a full-length comedy set in 1995 NYC, eavesdrops on Upper West Side apartment dwellers Amy and Jeff, and their middle-aged neighbor Mrs. Ida Teitelbaum. Amy and Jeff attempt unorthodox rituals to get pregnant and take it to term; Ida deals with the aftermath of her husband’s stroke. The fabric of marriage is pulled, torn, and repaired as each...
[Full-length comedy, 80 minutes]
SYNOPSIS:
THE RIPPLE EFFECT, a full-length comedy set in 1995 NYC, eavesdrops on Upper West Side apartment dwellers Amy and Jeff, and their middle-aged neighbor Mrs. Ida Teitelbaum. Amy and Jeff attempt unorthodox rituals to get pregnant and take it to term; Ida deals with the aftermath of her husband’s stroke. The fabric of marriage is pulled, torn, and repaired as each character navigates their new normal. Science and spirituality go toe-to-toe when Wiccans enter the picture, in this comical and empathetic story of the ripple effect we create with each decision.
Note: This is the full-length, 3-character version of this play. Other versions exist: 10-minute (2 characters), 20 minute (2 characters), and 50 minutes (three characters), also on this NPX page.
Online Reading, The Depot Winter Reading Series, Hampton CT March 2026
Finalist, Waterworks Live Arts Festival 2025, VA
Workshop Production, SCDW @ The Rivoli Theatre, S. Fallsburg NY July 2024 (earlier draft than current version)
Winner, Midnight Sun Theatre Annual Serial Bowl Competition, Anchorage AK May 2024 (50-minute version)
Readers Theatre, Spirit Arts Festival, Milwaukee WI May 2024
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