A Thousand Shapes by Barrie Kreinik

The lives and loves of three university women -- a professor, a PhD candidate, and a freshman -- grow deeply entangled as they examine the romance between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. Boundaries are crossed and illusions shattered as the women confront the question: When do our labels become our limitations? And how many shapes can love really take?
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A Thousand Shapes

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  • Kara Q. Lewis:
    27 Sep. 2020
    “ I was enthralled by this story. I loved the world, the characters, the movement between two times, the beautiful language. It was nuanced with thoughtful details; a perfect accompaniment for exploring complex feelings surrounding love and relationships. I loved that the story arc was about each character's growth and not about a particular outcome. The storytelling took the characters where they needed to go. ”
  • Playwrights Foundation:
    6 Apr. 2020
    “ Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, A THOUSAND SHAPES, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production. ”

Virginia Woolf: female, white, 40s, English
Vita Sackville-West: female, white, 30s, English
Alice: female, any ethnicity, early 60s, American
Vivian: female, any ethnicity, early 30s, American
Dale: female, any ethnicity, early 20s, American

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Trinity Repertory Company
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    AEA staged reading, Theatre 54, NYC
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    Brown/Trinity Playwrights Lab
    ,
    2013
  • Reading
    ,
    MTWorks National NewBorn Festival
    ,
    2010

Awards

Semi-Finalist
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Bay Area Playwrights Festival
,
2020
Semi-Finalist
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Ashland New Plays Festival
,
2020