One White Crow

by Dale Griffiths Stamos

In One White Crow, Journalist TESS O'NEILL is given the assignment to profile popular television medium JUDITH KNIGHT. Given that her recently deceased father, Pulitzer prize winning science writer, Robert O'Neill, was a rationalist of the first order, Tess takes on this assignment only at the insistence of her editor. On the first day of their meeting, Judith claims that it is not she who chose Tess for the job...

In One White Crow, Journalist TESS O'NEILL is given the assignment to profile popular television medium JUDITH KNIGHT. Given that her recently deceased father, Pulitzer prize winning science writer, Robert O'Neill, was a rationalist of the first order, Tess takes on this assignment only at the insistence of her editor. On the first day of their meeting, Judith claims that it is not she who chose Tess for the job, but her dead father. This, of course, only adds fuel to the fire, and makes Tess determined to get to the truth of Judith's claims. Tess consults ALEX RIMBAUD, Robert O'Neill's former protégé and now celebrated professional skeptic, who is also Judith Knight's most outspoken critic. To complicate matters, back when Tess was still a college girl of 19 and Alex was 29, a furtive attraction had developed between them which had culminated in a stolen kiss. Now, 15 years later, with a personal axe of his own to grind, Alex is happy to help, hoping Tess will expose Judith as a fraud. But things don't go necessarily as planned. Tess becomes more and more entangled in Judith's "visitations," while at the same time becoming re-entangled in her feelings for Alex. And as their three lives intertwine, Tess must deal with both her grief and a shifting certainty of where belief ends and truth begins.

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  • Barry Wallace: One White Crow

    I really enjoyed reading Dale Griffith Stamos' "One White Crow," especially since some of the themes mirrored one of my own plays. It was interesting seeing the ideas explored in a different way. Very enjoyable to read and with some intriguing staging opportunities, I would love to see this performed live. I especially appreciated following the main character's arc throughout the play, it's how main characters should be written. Well done!

    I really enjoyed reading Dale Griffith Stamos' "One White Crow," especially since some of the themes mirrored one of my own plays. It was interesting seeing the ideas explored in a different way. Very enjoyable to read and with some intriguing staging opportunities, I would love to see this performed live. I especially appreciated following the main character's arc throughout the play, it's how main characters should be written. Well done!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Edgemar Center for the Arts, Year 2007
  • Type Reading, Organization Syzygy Theatre, Year 2007

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Edgemar Center for the Arts, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Arena Players Repertory Theatre, Year 2011

Awards

  • Top Ten Winner of Stageplay Competition
    Writer's Digest
    Finalist
    2010