THE RIPPLE EFFECT (Award-winning 50-minute comedy for three actors)

by Arianna Rose

WINNER, Midnight Sun Theatre's SERIAL BOWL COMPETITION, Anchorage AK MAY 2024

Will pregnancy elude them again? Science and superstition go toe-to-toe in this heartwarming comedy about fertility and marriage.

This 50-minute comedy is an expansion of my ten-minute play THE RIPPLE EFFECT, and was commissioned for Midnight Sun Theatre's Serial Bowl 2024 for the third and final round workshop.

WINNER, Midnight Sun Theatre's SERIAL BOWL COMPETITION, Anchorage AK MAY 2024

Will pregnancy elude them again? Science and superstition go toe-to-toe in this heartwarming comedy about fertility and marriage.

This 50-minute comedy is an expansion of my ten-minute play THE RIPPLE EFFECT, and was commissioned for Midnight Sun Theatre's Serial Bowl 2024 for the third and final round workshop.

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THE RIPPLE EFFECT (Award-winning 50-minute comedy for three actors)

Character Information

  • AMY
    married to Jeff, creative, impulsive, slightly neurotic
    20s-30s
    Jewish
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • JEFF
    married to AMY, analytical, but can freak out when stressed
    20s-30s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • MRS. TEITELBAUM
    middle-aged, typical New Yorker, nosy, has a secret.
    40s-70s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Production History

  • Community Theater, Midnight Sun Theatre's SERIAL BOWL COMPETITION, workshop, 2024

Awards

  • Drury University One-Act Playwriting Competition (one of 4 winners)
    Drury University Springfield MO
    Honorable Mention
    2025