Given Away

10 MINUTE - A woman is thrown for a loop when she asks her girlfriend's mother for permission to marry her daughter. She discovers that her future mother-in-law is not quite as progressive as she had assumed.
GIVEN AWAY is a sly and barbed 10 minute comedy exploring the hidden depths of people you assume to be on your side.
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Given Away

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  • Rachel Feeny-Williams:
    22 Feb. 2022
    Wow! Just when you think you've heard everything you get "You’re feeling bad about... how you can’t be a bigot anymore?" Greg Lam presents a brilliantly written perspective on the idea of 'forced politeness' taken to the extreme. As a reader I had to read it twice because I was just purely shocked by Clarice's outburst. The biting back and forth dialogue between the two women is very well done and it will no doubt leave audiences astounded in the best possible way.
  • Evan Baughfman:
    15 Sep. 2021
    A darkly humorous and cautionary tale about "hidden vipers" and their nasty, true colors!
  • Lee R. Lawing:
    15 Sep. 2021
    We all wish for a little acceptance which if we don't get, can knock us down a limb or two. Lam's Given Away gives a whole new meaning to crocodile smile and the great lengths people go to spare us their true emotions. I was raised with religion which I no longer use or believe in, but I still put on that smile for a lot of people when necessary because as Claire shows her new daughter-in-law, it's a much better way to keep the family tied together in a "love" knot instead of a straight-jacket.

Character Information

  • Clarice
    40-60,
    Female
    A 50ish year old woman, quite pleasant seeming
  • Beth
    20-35,
    Female
    Late 20’s, dressed in hospital scrubs

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    4th Street Theatre, Chesterton, IN
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Boston Theatre Marathon
    ,
    2014