That's Her Way

by Kathleen Warnock

From high school to middle age, Ferro and Stuckey have never been able to get it right...or get over each other. Echoes of the past resonate in the present. The one-act play (running time, 45 min) takes place in the small Southern town where Wallace (Stuckey) and Margarita (Ferro) grew up, and where Stuckey still lives. When Ferro returns to take care of her ailing mother, the two find themselves remembering who...

From high school to middle age, Ferro and Stuckey have never been able to get it right...or get over each other. Echoes of the past resonate in the present. The one-act play (running time, 45 min) takes place in the small Southern town where Wallace (Stuckey) and Margarita (Ferro) grew up, and where Stuckey still lives. When Ferro returns to take care of her ailing mother, the two find themselves remembering who they were, and what they nearly had. The actors play themselves as both teens and adults.

Originally produced by Emerging Artists Theatre at FrigidNY, also produced by EAT at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (Ireland). Note: the play does not have any LGBT characters in it. It was invited to the IDGTF because of its universal themes and because they like my work.

Nominated for Best Short Play, NY Innovative Theatre Awards; Nominated for the Oscar Wilde Award for Writing, IDGTF.

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  • Doug DeVita: That's Her Way by Kathleen Warnock
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    Bittersweet and redolent with regret, this touching drama captures one's heart before they realize it, and then doesn't let go. Warnock's use of the past and present adds layers of poignancy, and while the play moves at its own leisurely pace, its underlying sense of urgent melancholy keeps one deeply invested in these two lonely people as they try so desperately to get things right. Beautifully atmospheric from the first word to the last, this is a lovely gem of a play.

    Bittersweet and redolent with regret, this touching drama captures one's heart before they realize it, and then doesn't let go. Warnock's use of the past and present adds layers of poignancy, and while the play moves at its own leisurely pace, its underlying sense of urgent melancholy keeps one deeply invested in these two lonely people as they try so desperately to get things right. Beautifully atmospheric from the first word to the last, this is a lovely gem of a play.

    ”
  • J.Stephen Brantley: That's Her Way by Kathleen Warnock
    “

    Kathleen Warnock's simple front-porch memory play has a way of reeling you in before you even realize you've been hooked. Sentimental without being saccharine, funny and poignant, totally romantic.

    Kathleen Warnock's simple front-porch memory play has a way of reeling you in before you even realize you've been hooked. Sentimental without being saccharine, funny and poignant, totally romantic.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Emerging Artists Theatre, New Work Series, 2011

Production History

  • Professional, Emerging Artists Theater @ FrigidNY, 2013
  • Professional, Emerging Artists Theatre @ The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, 2013