Husband comes home early from work, and catches wife by surprise. The conversation that follows is a life changing one that neither expects.
Husband comes home early from work, and catches wife by surprise. The conversation that follows is a life changing one that neither expects.
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Josh Gauthier:
Power to the People
by Alicia Haymer
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A short play that packs a punch, capturing the complex dynamics of a married relationship interwoven with questions of race, social pressure, and what it means to live authentically even if it requires taking risk. Haymer crafts a single scene that embodies an entire story with heart, realism, and a knowing balance of the real and the ideal.
A short play that packs a punch, capturing the complex dynamics of a married relationship interwoven with questions of race, social pressure, and what it means to live authentically even if it requires taking risk. Haymer crafts a single scene that embodies an entire story with heart, realism, and a knowing balance of the real and the ideal.
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Molly Wagner:
Power to the People
by Alicia Haymer
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This play is fantastic - with fun and quick dialogue and characters that are charming and fueled. I love how they navigate the new changes in their lives together and the ending was everything I wanted. It's also an important short piece which showcases the ways we prepare ourselves to change the world.
This play is fantastic - with fun and quick dialogue and characters that are charming and fueled. I love how they navigate the new changes in their lives together and the ending was everything I wanted. It's also an important short piece which showcases the ways we prepare ourselves to change the world.
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Jordan Bird:
Power to the People
by Alicia Haymer
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Oh, I like this play very much. The relationship between Him and Her feels very specific and simultaneously universal, as does their conflict. In this piece, Haymer makes the expected seem kind of extraordinary -- a slice of the life of a couple learning the ropes of being tethered together in more ways than one: that they are both moved in the same way to take the same actions without discussing it first. They create a problem for themselves, but at the end of this play you feel confident they can face the challenge together.
Oh, I like this play very much. The relationship between Him and Her feels very specific and simultaneously universal, as does their conflict. In this piece, Haymer makes the expected seem kind of extraordinary -- a slice of the life of a couple learning the ropes of being tethered together in more ways than one: that they are both moved in the same way to take the same actions without discussing it first. They create a problem for themselves, but at the end of this play you feel confident they can face the challenge together.
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Production History
TypeCommunity Theater, OrganizationThe "My America" Plays, Workshop Performance, Year2017