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Webster's Bitch (One-Act) by Jacqueline Bircher

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  • Dan Maurer:
    27 Jan. 2023
    “ A fun read and a wonderfully crafted play. Loved it. Each character was distinct in voice and nature. The dialogue was tight and inventive. Not a wasted line. This is an excellent exploration of language and how it reflects power dynamics in our society. ”
  • Marj O'Neill-Butler:
    17 Jun. 2022
    “ Such an interesting play about language and usage. And the undertone of female bashing is very clever. We should all think before we speak give consequences these days. Thank god for the tequila. ”
  • Lainie Vansant:
    27 Sep. 2021
    “ Fun characters in a thought-provoking situation - a play about language and how we use it. This clever piece is worth the read! ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    22 Mar. 2020
    “ A fantastic play about gender bias, protocol and the English dictionary. Rightfully scathing in it's takedown and hilarious! ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    2 Sep. 2019
    “ BRILLIANT! This is one of those wonderful 10 minute plays that gets better by the minute, and it already started out great! How much fun this would be onstage!!! What a marvel it is - to be funny, meaningful ,have high stakes, to experientially expand our human understanding of language and its impact, AND TO ENTERTAIN - hats off (and I wear hats every day, so I have them to remove) to Ms. Bircher for her little office play about the dictionary. The play I most want to see right now! ”
  • Emily Hageman:
    2 Sep. 2019
    “ I absolutely love this play. Each of the four characters is so well-defined and thought out. It's absolutely laugh-out-loud hilarious, but more than that, it is an absolutely scathing look at the words we use to define women. Seriously, I wanted to give a standing ovation at the discussion of how being a woman is offensive. This is a fantastic play written by a fantastic writer, and EVERYBODY needs to read it, or, better yet, see it. ”
  • Richard Sebastian-Coleman:
    29 Aug. 2019
    “ Really enjoyed watching this short play. Great jokes while being very poignant and it all wraps up at the end very nicely. ”
  • Asher Wyndham:
    26 Aug. 2019
    “ Rarely do short plays develop more than two characters and their viewpoints as skillful as Bircher in this play. This play is laughtastic (is that such a word?) while debating the usage of particular b-word in the English language. Highly recommend for college actors new to acting - maybe for an acting scene - and any comedy showcase.

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  • Rachael Carnes:
    26 Aug. 2019
    “ A smart, multi-layered exploration into language and power and the way the subtleties of dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics can solidly into institutional inequalities. Bircher's world here is approachable and lively, the appreciative audience at the 2019 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival clearly resonated with its humor and as Bircher widens the lens, and new challenges come into focus, we're right with moment. A high-energy play, with deep, meaningful subtext. ”
  • Daniel Hirsch:
    25 Aug. 2019
    “ I saw this play at the 2019 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival and it made we want to both hoot "Yesss bitch!" at the top of my lungs AND deeply interrogate the gendered and political valance of such a phrase. A play that makes one want to do both those things at the same time is a real gem. Bircher has created something that is deeply funny, intelligent, and political all at once. ”