In the Company of Jane Doe

Jane Doe cannot explain how the frozen cod got in her briefcase, she cannot explain why she keeps dreaming about snow, and she certainly doesn’t understand why she is being kept awake night after night with dreams of a little man slicing her into bite-size pieces. What she does know, however, is that she needs to get to the bottom of things before these mysterious “Incidents” get in the way of the biggest...
Jane Doe cannot explain how the frozen cod got in her briefcase, she cannot explain why she keeps dreaming about snow, and she certainly doesn’t understand why she is being kept awake night after night with dreams of a little man slicing her into bite-size pieces. What she does know, however, is that she needs to get to the bottom of things before these mysterious “Incidents” get in the way of the biggest promotion of her life! When the eccentric Dr. Snafu offers to clone her, she leaps at the opportunity. What she doesn’t realize though, is that by failing to disclose her multiple plastic surgeries she will come face to face with the “Jane-that-could-have-been”, thus forcing her to confront her own inner demons. What follows is a riotous, and fantastical, journey through one woman’s fight for self-discovery.

Developed with UCLA, and The Theatricum Botanicum

Productions: LA Theatre Ensemble – 2008, CAKE Productions (NY) – 2012

Winner:
New Works for Young Women, University of Tulsa
New Plays on Campus, The Playwrights’ Center
Dini Ostrov Stage Spirit Award
Hal Kanter Award in Comedy Writing
Marianne Murphy Women & Philanthropy Award in Playwriting

Finalist: Princess Grace Awards, 2006

FULL SCRIPT AVAILABLE AT INDIE THEATER NOW: http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/in-the-company-of-jane-doe
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In the Company of Jane Doe

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The Blank Theatre's Living Room Series, Los Angeles
    ,
    2008
  • Workshop
    ,
    University of Tulsa
    ,
    2008
  • Reading
    ,
    Theatricum Botanicum
    ,
    2007
  • Workshop
    ,
    The Playwrights Center
    ,
    2007

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    CAKE Productions, NYC
    ,
    2012
  • Professional
    ,
    Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
    ,
    2008