And Then They Fell

by Tira Palmquist

Jordan Matthews would be fine, if her mother could hold down a decent job, or if her mother hadn't been arrested on another DUI, or if her mother's boyfriend wasn't a skeevy bastard. But things aren't fine, Jordan's life teeters on the edge, and all the adults around her are either impotent or uninterested. So Jordan begins to wonder if it’s unusual for terrible things to happen, and never know why. For...

Jordan Matthews would be fine, if her mother could hold down a decent job, or if her mother hadn't been arrested on another DUI, or if her mother's boyfriend wasn't a skeevy bastard. But things aren't fine, Jordan's life teeters on the edge, and all the adults around her are either impotent or uninterested. So Jordan begins to wonder if it’s unusual for terrible things to happen, and never know why. For terrible things to happen, and not have anyone really care.

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And Then They Fell

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  • Cheryl Bear: And Then They Fell by Tira Palmquist
    “

    An insightful and moving look into the struggles of a teenager in an unstable environment with a desperate desire to understand why. Well done.

    An insightful and moving look into the struggles of a teenager in an unstable environment with a desperate desire to understand why. Well done.

    ”
  • Tara Turk-Haynes: And Then They Fell by Tira Palmquist
    “

    This play is so haunting and sharp. The compassion Tira gives this beautifully hard situation is incredible and important.

    This play is so haunting and sharp. The compassion Tira gives this beautifully hard situation is incredible and important.

    ”
  • Paul Vintner: And Then They Fell by Tira Palmquist
    “

    This sobering drama about two strong-willed youths bogged by circumstance and desperate for some sort of extrication will not soon be forgotten. A grim yet compassionate reminder that we never know what people might be running from and could all understand each other a bit better, even when the world doesn’t seem to make sense.

    This sobering drama about two strong-willed youths bogged by circumstance and desperate for some sort of extrication will not soon be forgotten. A grim yet compassionate reminder that we never know what people might be running from and could all understand each other a bit better, even when the world doesn’t seem to make sense.

    ”

Production History

  • Professional, MadLab Theater, Columbus, OH, 2017
  • Professional, Brimmer Street, Los Angeles, 2016
  • Professional, GadFly Theater, Minneapolis, 2016
  • University, New York Film Academy, 2016