Sisters by Matthew Libby

2022 Winner, Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting
2022 Finalist, Princess Grace Award, New Dramatists

Told over the course of 90 years, this is the story of Matilda and Greta, a pair of sisters, growing up, learning from each other, dealing with responsibility and loss, fighting viciously, drifting apart, and eventually coming back together. They’re just like any other...
2022 Winner, Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting
2022 Finalist, Princess Grace Award, New Dramatists

Told over the course of 90 years, this is the story of Matilda and Greta, a pair of sisters, growing up, learning from each other, dealing with responsibility and loss, fighting viciously, drifting apart, and eventually coming back together. They’re just like any other sisters. Oh, except Greta is an artificially intelligent computer program. But other than that…
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  • Aly Kantor:
    27 Jan. 2024
    “ I am a lover of plays about robots (and AI entities, generally) and the best pieces have something simple yet profound to say about the experience of being human. This is a gorgeously structured play that, at its heart, tells the story of two sisters, both with their own unique limitations, who act the way sisters do. They are cruel, and kind, and secretive, and cognitive of their shared origins, but still distinct entities with their own desires in the world. Their journey is so foreign but still incredibly familiar and left me feeling deliciously raw. Catharsis at its best! ”
  • Premiere Stages:
    5 May. 2023
    “ Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Sisters” by Matthew Libby as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Sisters” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s simple, beautiful humanity, as well as the pertinent central questions surrounding humanity, technology, and ethics. Our congratulations and thanks to Matthew.
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  • Rich Rubin:
    9 Dec. 2022
    “ An absolutely unique and stunning work of theater -- wildly inventive, intellectually provocative, emotionally gripping and hugely entertaining. A play that leaves you breathless with wonder and admiration! ”
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MATILDA, ages 6 to 96
GRETA, an off-stage voice

Development History

Awards

Winner
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Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting
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Northern Stage
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2022