The Great Gaffe

by Jennifer O'Grady

Published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2016 (Smith and Kraus)

(10 Min) Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton gives a tea party for F. Scott Fitzgerald, struggling young author of THE GREAT GATSBY, with disastrous results.

Published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2016 (Smith and Kraus)

(10 Min) Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton gives a tea party for F. Scott Fitzgerald, struggling young author of THE GREAT GATSBY, with disastrous results.

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The Great Gaffe

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  • James Binz: The Great Gaffe by Jennifer O'Grady
    “

    I enjoyed watching the semi formal tea party descend into drunkenness and disorder. F. Scott may someday appreciate the advice, but not today. Nice piece and worth a production or two.

    I enjoyed watching the semi formal tea party descend into drunkenness and disorder. F. Scott may someday appreciate the advice, but not today. Nice piece and worth a production or two.

    ”
  • Lainie Vansant: The Great Gaffe by Jennifer O'Grady
    “

    O'Grady illuminates a fascinating moment from a footnote in history in this taught ten-minute play. Lit nerds will rejoice at the dramatic irony and tense foreshadowing layered throughout this piece.

    O'Grady illuminates a fascinating moment from a footnote in history in this taught ten-minute play. Lit nerds will rejoice at the dramatic irony and tense foreshadowing layered throughout this piece.

    ”
  • Brenton Kniess: The Great Gaffe by Jennifer O'Grady
    “

    O'Grady's THE GREAT GAFFE is like the scotch that Scott Fitzgerald drinks at the beginning of the play...clean, smooth, and rich. THE GREAT GAFFE is a truly suave piece of theater that would be tremendous to see staged.

    O'Grady's THE GREAT GAFFE is like the scotch that Scott Fitzgerald drinks at the beginning of the play...clean, smooth, and rich. THE GREAT GAFFE is a truly suave piece of theater that would be tremendous to see staged.

    ”
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Character Information

  • Scott Fitzgerald
    Author of THE GREAT GATSBY.
    28
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Edith Wharton
    Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist.
    63
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Teddy Chanler
    A music student and Wharton family friend.
    23.

Development History

  • Reading, Caravan Productions, 2020

Production History

  • University, Baldwin Wallace University (OH), 2022
  • University, Ouachita Baptist University (AR), 2021
  • Professional, Monster Box Theatre (MI), 2016

Awards

  • 365 Women Festival
    Monster Box Theater
    Selection
    2016
  • Publication--The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2016
    Smith and Kraus