←Recommendations of The Luckiest People

A moving story of a family learning to deal and connect in a new paradigm as circumstances force a lot of honest confrontations about relationships and desires. Well done.

I feel so lucky (maybe even the luckiest?) to have caught this play when it was at Curious. Meridith's deep exploration of character is so incredibly moving. The play left me wishing work like this was getting produced more often in our theaters.

I really enjoyed this play. It is interesting and meaningful but still funny. The characters feel real and honest and I remained engaged from beginning to end!

This play was developed at The National New Play Network MFA Playwrights Workshop. This program, conducted annually in conjunction with The Kennedy Center and the National Center for New Plays, provides a graduate–level student playwright with an NNPN-affiliated director and dramaturg, a professional cast for a week of script development, and an introduction to the Network, its Membership, and programs. The play also received an NNPN Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters were Curious Theatre Company (Denver, CO), Actor's Theatre of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC), and Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL).

The Luckiest People by Meredith Friedman is currently receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are Curious Theatre Company (Denver, CO), Actor's Theatre of Charlotte (NC), and Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL).

OFFICIAL SELECTION for the KITCHEN DOG THEATER 2016 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
This play was chosen from over 1,000 submitted scripts and received a staged reading as part of our annual festival.

I love listening to Meridith's characters. Honest, true, funny, shocking, loving... I could have watched them all night!

Meredith has such a fine grasp of honest dialogue. The Luckiest People, which I got to see a reading of during PlayFest at Orlando Shakes, is a touching play with some of the most memorable moments, characters and monologues I heard in a long time. Loved this play.

Curious Theatre Company is considering producing the play during our 2016-2017 season as a World Premiere. Meridith Friedman continued to develop The Luckiest People at this season's Kennedy Center/NNPN Alumni MFA Playwrights Workshop.