Uncovering

Welcome to the 10th Annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball, where you’re married to Jesus, but Daddy is your boyfriend.

Local news reporter Constance Barrett is assigned to cover the 10th Annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball in Colorado Springs, assisted by her young cameraman, Jeremy, a fellow with abundant opinions and zero filters. She tries to maintain her professionalism and keep her judgment in...
Welcome to the 10th Annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball, where you’re married to Jesus, but Daddy is your boyfriend.

Local news reporter Constance Barrett is assigned to cover the 10th Annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball in Colorado Springs, assisted by her young cameraman, Jeremy, a fellow with abundant opinions and zero filters. She tries to maintain her professionalism and keep her judgment in check, but the undying devotion between 13-year-old Beth Anne and her daddy Matthew pushes her to get personal.
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Uncovering

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  • Tom Moran:
    12 Apr. 2023
    Wow, there is a lot crammed into this ten-minute play! "Uncovering" manages to walk a tightrope of writing about a truly horrifying process and yet still humanizing its participants, and delivering some great one-liners in the process. Kudos to Mallon for writing a piece that is both absurd and thoughtful. Well done.
  • Toby Malone:
    19 Dec. 2020
    A knowing ride through a horrifying (but you _know_ there are people out there who think this stuff is valid) patriarchal construct, where daughters are treated like commodities and vessels to be protected, Erin Mallon's short play holds a great deal of punch but doesn't come down on the predictable side of 'educating' those who are 'wrong' in this world. Constance and Jeremy presumably speak for most readers, but they exist in a world where despite their protests change is not inevitable. This makes it relatable and real. Good work.
  • Doug DeVita:
    17 Dec. 2020
    Wow. To use a line in the play, "Shit is whack. Shit is so whack." Fascinating, horrifying, and intense, Mallon still manages to find some very funny moments to exploit in this sharp 10-minute piece that reads with the heft of a full-length. Terrific work.

Awards

Finalist
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Top 30 in the 45th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Short Play Festival
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Concord Theatricals
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2020