Sugar by Jennifer O'Grady

Selected for LFT's "Pick of the Vine," Lakeshore Players' 10-Minute Play Festival and other productions
Published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2023 (Smith and Kraus) and STAGE IT! 7

(10 Min) Lilia is startled when her new neighbor Jaden knocks on her door and asks to borrow sugar. But Jaden has an urgent ulterior motive that has nothing to do with sugar, and everything to do with Lilia.
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Sugar

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  • Daniel Prillaman:
    26 Apr. 2024
    “ What starts out as an…overly friendly neighbor(?) encounter slowly and gradually becomes something altogether different. Thank God for Jaden’s persistence. Without spoiling anything, the actual subject at hand is incredibly complex and difficult to navigate, no matter your role. So again, thank God for Jaden’s persistence. Excellent short play. ”
  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn:
    13 Apr. 2024
    “ If only there were more Jadens in the world and less of Lilia's boyfriend. This is powerful and hopeful and perhaps will give audiences the tools and ideas to look out for one another like Jaden did for Lilia. ”
  • Mark Loewenstern:
    9 Mar. 2024
    “ Not a beat is wasted in this elegantly written thriller of a 10-minute play. I was fortunate to attend a performance and SUGAR held the audience spellbound while it drew us a map to a necessary and real escape route. Wonderful, useful work! Deserving of many productions. ”
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Character Information

  • Jaden
    A woman of any age
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Lilia
    A woman of any age
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Cosmic Orchid Honor Roll/Sundays at Westbeth (NYC)
    ,
    2024
  • Reading
    ,
    City Theatre (Miami, FL)
    ,
    2024
  • Reading
    ,
    Rockford New Words, The West Side Show Room (IL)
    ,
    2022

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Authenticity Theatre (Atlanta)
    ,
    2024
  • Professional
    ,
    Stageworks One-Act Jamboree (NJ)
    ,
    2024
  • Professional
    ,
    Little Fish Theatre's "Pick of the Vine" (CA)
    ,
    2023
  • Professional
    ,
    The New Deal Creative Arts Center (NY)
    ,
    2023
  • Professional
    ,
    Lakeshore Players 10-Minute Play Festival (MN)
    ,
    2022

Awards

Finalist
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The Gary Garrison Playwriting Award for Ten-Minute Plays
,
2023
Winner
,
Stage It! Play Competition
,
Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs
,
2023
Selection
,
Publication
,
THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2023, Smith & Kraus
,
2023
Selection
,
Publication
,
STAGE IT! 7: Thirty 10-Minute Plays
,
2023
Selection
,
Rockford New Words/Words on Women
,
The West Side Show Room
,
2022