Little House in the Big City

by Emily Dendinger

Margo has everything: a great marriage, flourishing career, adoring husband. Everything is going according to plan until she is given the devastating news - her unborn baby has a hole in its head. Suddenly she is faced with the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy. As a means of trying to make sense of her grief, Margo enters a pageant where women compete to be crowned Little House on the Prairie's...

Margo has everything: a great marriage, flourishing career, adoring husband. Everything is going according to plan until she is given the devastating news - her unborn baby has a hole in its head. Suddenly she is faced with the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy. As a means of trying to make sense of her grief, Margo enters a pageant where women compete to be crowned Little House on the Prairie's Laura Ingalls Wilder for a year. Margo’s interest quickly turns into an obsession as she becomes determined to prove she’s the ultimate pioneer woman.

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Little House in the Big City

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  • Cheryl Bear: Little House in the Big City by Emily Dendinger
    “

    A powerful story of coping with grief by numbing, finding another outlet for that energy and finding yourself processing in that journey. Well done.

    A powerful story of coping with grief by numbing, finding another outlet for that energy and finding yourself processing in that journey. Well done.

    ”
  • Unicorn Theatre: Little House in the Big City by Emily Dendinger
    “

    This play was a SEMIFINALIST for the 2017-2018 In-Progress New Play Reading Series at Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. It is our pleasure to support LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG CITY.

    This play was a SEMIFINALIST for the 2017-2018 In-Progress New Play Reading Series at Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. It is our pleasure to support LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG CITY.

    ”
  • Jess Hutchinson: Little House in the Big City by Emily Dendinger
    “

    Emily writes plays about real people encountering the most complicated moments in their lives, and LITTLE HOUSE is no exception. This play will resonate with anyone who's ever done everything "right" and ended up someplace that feels dead wrong. And, as usual, it's brought to life with crackling dialogue and a whip smart female protagonist.

    Emily writes plays about real people encountering the most complicated moments in their lives, and LITTLE HOUSE is no exception. This play will resonate with anyone who's ever done everything "right" and ended up someplace that feels dead wrong. And, as usual, it's brought to life with crackling dialogue and a whip smart female protagonist.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Available Light Theatre, 2017
  • Workshop, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Artist Residency at Governor's Island , 2017
  • Reading, Route 66, 2017

Awards

  • National New Play Showcase of New Plays
    NNPN
    Finalist
    2017