381 BLEECKER

by Gia Marotta

It’s 2015, and Meg, an avant-garde choreographer in her early 60s, is losing the West Village apartment where she’s spent her entire adult life. When her sister, Ellen, shows up with her son, David, to help Meg pack, the two women must reckon with a complicated snarl of old wounds connected to their brother’s battle with AIDS in the 1980s.

It’s 2015, and Meg, an avant-garde choreographer in her early 60s, is losing the West Village apartment where she’s spent her entire adult life. When her sister, Ellen, shows up with her son, David, to help Meg pack, the two women must reckon with a complicated snarl of old wounds connected to their brother’s battle with AIDS in the 1980s.

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381 BLEECKER

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  • Christine Wright: 381 BLEECKER

    My first job out of college was in the HIV+ community, and this script captures the heartbreak and helplessness of that period perfectly. Marotta's depiction of illness and family is complex and poignant, and watching her characters struggle with forgiveness (life is overflowing with questions of forgiveness) is gorgeous and sadly too rare. Why this script hasn't seen a full production yet is a mystery.

    My first job out of college was in the HIV+ community, and this script captures the heartbreak and helplessness of that period perfectly. Marotta's depiction of illness and family is complex and poignant, and watching her characters struggle with forgiveness (life is overflowing with questions of forgiveness) is gorgeous and sadly too rare. Why this script hasn't seen a full production yet is a mystery.

  • Jess Hutchinson: 381 BLEECKER

    Grittily poetic, unrelentingly brave. This play tells a beautiful story with love and integrity. It also offers complex, authentic roles for four actresses of two generations - two sets of actors portray sisters Meg and Ellen. Working on this play in development has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.

    Grittily poetic, unrelentingly brave. This play tells a beautiful story with love and integrity. It also offers complex, authentic roles for four actresses of two generations - two sets of actors portray sisters Meg and Ellen. Working on this play in development has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Florida Atlantic Theater Lab, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization UT New Theatre (UTNT), Year 2016

Awards

  • National Playwrights Conference
    Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
    Semi-Finalist
    2016
  • The Mix
    Steppenwolf
    2018
  • The Kilroys List
    Kilroys
    2016