Very Berry Dead

[One Act] The tragic loss of multiple family members brings those remaining back to the farm to bury the dead in the ancestral cemetery. However, Vermont state burial laws turn out to be a bit more strict than imagined, and space is getting tight in the old family graveyard. Who gets in, and who gets ditched? That’s left up to the head of the family, the two feuding grown children, a rancher, a pagan, a visitor...
[One Act] The tragic loss of multiple family members brings those remaining back to the farm to bury the dead in the ancestral cemetery. However, Vermont state burial laws turn out to be a bit more strict than imagined, and space is getting tight in the old family graveyard. Who gets in, and who gets ditched? That’s left up to the head of the family, the two feuding grown children, a rancher, a pagan, a visitor, and the town health officer who was not prepared for this kind of circus.
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Very Berry Dead

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  • Playwrights Foundation:
    21 Sep. 2023
    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced VERY BERRY DEAD as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were highly engaged by this look into intergenerational family trauma around death, with stylistic fast pacing and twists that made this an enjoyable read. We were engaged by the theme of hope in mending broken families, as well as the humor and tender moments in a blended family with hurts, secrets, and misunderstandings. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

Development History

  • Reading
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    Big Storm Performance Company
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    2022
  • Reading
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    University of Pittsburgh
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    2022