Morning After Grace by Carey Crim

Hilarious and heart-warming, this unconventional new comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing old. After hooking up at a funeral, Angus and Abigail find themselves waking up the next morning wrapped in sheets on Angus’ sofa. Strangers just the day before, Abigail thinks she may finally be ready to take another chance on love, but Angus has a few issues to work through first. Enter neighbor...
Hilarious and heart-warming, this unconventional new comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing old. After hooking up at a funeral, Angus and Abigail find themselves waking up the next morning wrapped in sheets on Angus’ sofa. Strangers just the day before, Abigail thinks she may finally be ready to take another chance on love, but Angus has a few issues to work through first. Enter neighbor Ollie, formerly a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers who now enjoys golf and yoga. Nothing is as it seems with this trio and every disclosure reveals a new perspective. Set in a nearby Florida retirement community, this charming and big-hearted comedy takes us on an unexpected journey toward a new lease on life.

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Morning After Grace

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    27 Jan. 2021
    “ A truly excellent romantic comedy about the struggle to take chances and welcome new beginnings that warms your heart! ”
  • Marianne Phinney:
    9 Jul. 2020
    “ I saw this at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox and loved it! Hoping it is available for amateur rights soon. ”
  • John Minigan:
    11 Jul. 2018
    “ It was such a treat to read this script and then see the show on its feet at Shakespeare & Company. Carey Crim creates such sharp, wise, funny characters that you can't help but fall in love with them right away--and then she brings you deep into their lives, their loves, their griefs, their struggles to find hope, and ultimately their "grace." It's rare to get to know characters so well, inside and out! So much fun, and so richly crafted and deeply felt. ”

Character Information

  • Ollie
    late 60's,
    African American / Black
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Angus
    70,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Abigail
    63,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Commission
    ,
    The Purple Rose Theatre Company
    ,
    2016

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Gulfshore Playhouse (Naples, Florida)
    ,
    2023
  • Professional
    ,
    Florida Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2022
  • Professional
    ,
    The Public Theatre (Lewiston, Maine)
    ,
    2022
  • Professional
    ,
    Indiana Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2020
  • Professional
    ,
    Barter Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Asolo Repertory Theatre Company
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Shakespeare and Company
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Purple Rose Theatre Company
    ,
    2016