The Glass Piano

by Alix Sobler

Alexandra thought her life would never change. Living in the castle with her father, the failed poet, her maid, the wise Galstina, and catching glimpses of her mother as she runs from the stables to the rose bushes, trying not get caught by the palace guard. And of course, there was the grand piano made of glass that she swallowed as a child, sitting inside her at all times. But then Lucien arrives and suddenly...

Alexandra thought her life would never change. Living in the castle with her father, the failed poet, her maid, the wise Galstina, and catching glimpses of her mother as she runs from the stables to the rose bushes, trying not get caught by the palace guard. And of course, there was the grand piano made of glass that she swallowed as a child, sitting inside her at all times. But then Lucien arrives and suddenly, anything seems possible.

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The Glass Piano

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Glass Piano by Alix Sobler
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    A magical explorative play that captures the fear that cuts us off from the possibilities and connection in the world. Well done.

    A magical explorative play that captures the fear that cuts us off from the possibilities and connection in the world. Well done.

    ”
  • NICOLE PERRY: The Glass Piano by Alix Sobler
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    This is a witty and heartbreaking grown-up fairy tale about the role and rules that we play and must play by when it comes to love and duty. This play is laugh-out-loud funny, while confronting our tendency to judge others, while making exceptions for ourselves.
    I have the pleasure of being the intimacy director and choreographer on the US premiere of this play. Because of my training perspective, I also see a theme of trauma's effects on the body.

    This is a witty and heartbreaking grown-up fairy tale about the role and rules that we play and must play by when it comes to love and duty. This play is laugh-out-loud funny, while confronting our tendency to judge others, while making exceptions for ourselves.
    I have the pleasure of being the intimacy director and choreographer on the US premiere of this play. Because of my training perspective, I also see a theme of trauma's effects on the body.

    ”
  • Callan Stout: The Glass Piano by Alix Sobler
    “

    The Glass Piano is a play full of images that spark delight and full of shattering heartbreak. This play tells the based on a true story of a Princess who thought she had swallowed a glass piano and the familial turmoil around her. Told whimsically, but with great emotional depth, this is a magical play. I’m so glad I was able to see an early workshop, and that it’s now getting productions.

    The Glass Piano is a play full of images that spark delight and full of shattering heartbreak. This play tells the based on a true story of a Princess who thought she had swallowed a glass piano and the familial turmoil around her. Told whimsically, but with great emotional depth, this is a magical play. I’m so glad I was able to see an early workshop, and that it’s now getting productions.

    ”
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Production History

  • Professional, The Print Room, 2019