Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A graphic novel play

by Katie May

Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a darkly comic story about a struggling graphic novelist who falls in love with a mysteriously silent manic pixie dream girl, and what happens when she becomes more than just a character type. Told in the style of a comic book. More Judd Apatow than William Shakespeare, more High Fidelity than Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Just don't expect capes (there aren't any capes).

Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a darkly comic story about a struggling graphic novelist who falls in love with a mysteriously silent manic pixie dream girl, and what happens when she becomes more than just a character type. Told in the style of a comic book. More Judd Apatow than William Shakespeare, more High Fidelity than Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Just don't expect capes (there aren't any capes).

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Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A graphic novel play

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    An interesting take on the reality of the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" trope and relationships between men and women more generally. Light-hearted but insightful, it's worth a read!

    An interesting take on the reality of the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" trope and relationships between men and women more generally. Light-hearted but insightful, it's worth a read!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization SF PlayGround Best of Festival Developmental Reading, Year 2012
  • Type Commission, Organization San Francisco PlayGround, Year 2011

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization FringeNYC, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization San Francisco Play Ground & Manic Pixie Productions at The A.C.T. Costume Shop , Year 2012