Menopause Play

by Jennifer O'Grady

Selected for THE BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 2024 (Smith and Kraus)

(10 Min) Fed up with having her menopausal symptoms unacknowledged and ignored, a playwright decides to write about it. This is her play, and you'd better listen.

Selected for THE BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 2024 (Smith and Kraus)

(10 Min) Fed up with having her menopausal symptoms unacknowledged and ignored, a playwright decides to write about it. This is her play, and you'd better listen.

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Menopause Play

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  • Kitty Harper: Menopause Play

    Everyone should learn about meopause by putting on a play of somesorts, but how to do that I'm not sure...
    This was great. Loved the meta style, and a few twists I wasn't expecting. Well done Jennifer.

    Everyone should learn about meopause by putting on a play of somesorts, but how to do that I'm not sure...
    This was great. Loved the meta style, and a few twists I wasn't expecting. Well done Jennifer.

  • Robyn Ginsburg Braverman: Menopause Play

    Menopause is hilarious. Or, at least, it is now, because Jennifer O'Grady said so.
    Why is it so hard to understand that menopause is Just One Day - the 366th day after you last began a period? Why do we celebrate the onset of menses, but not the OFFset of it?
    No one knows, because we don't study women in health, "we" make guesses.
    This play tackles the attitudes that need to be Trounced.

    Menopause is hilarious. Or, at least, it is now, because Jennifer O'Grady said so.
    Why is it so hard to understand that menopause is Just One Day - the 366th day after you last began a period? Why do we celebrate the onset of menses, but not the OFFset of it?
    No one knows, because we don't study women in health, "we" make guesses.
    This play tackles the attitudes that need to be Trounced.

  • Debbie Lamedman: Menopause Play

    FINALLY! We need this play about menopause so badly. There are many of you out there who are exactly like the characters in Jennifer O'Grady's play. Who slink away at the mere mention of the word. Young women who find it "disgusting," though they will be facing it soon enough. Why is there such a stigma? O'Grady takes this unpopular subject matter and turns it on its head. Here we have a funny and relateable piece that can also edify those who wish to learn more. This should be required reading for all males and teens! Thank you, Jennifer O'Grady!

    FINALLY! We need this play about menopause so badly. There are many of you out there who are exactly like the characters in Jennifer O'Grady's play. Who slink away at the mere mention of the word. Young women who find it "disgusting," though they will be facing it soon enough. Why is there such a stigma? O'Grady takes this unpopular subject matter and turns it on its head. Here we have a funny and relateable piece that can also edify those who wish to learn more. This should be required reading for all males and teens! Thank you, Jennifer O'Grady!

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Character Information

(Some doubling can occur with creative exits)
  • Jan
    A playwright transitioning into menopause
    Character Age
    Late 40s/50s
  • Ellie
    Jan's daughter
    Character Age
    Early 20s
  • Matt
    Jan's husbsand
    Character Age
    Late 40s/50s
  • Alex
    A theater A.D.
    Character Age
    30s.
  • Doctor
    Character Age
    30s.
  • Woman
    A woman in the audience
    Character Age
    40s/50s

Production History

  • Type High School, Organization Great Neck North High School, Year 2023

Awards

  • Schreiber Shorts
    Finalist
    2024
  • Publication, The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2024
    Smith and Kraus
    Selection
    2024