Athena

by Gracie Gardner

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.

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Athena

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  • Rachel Bublitz: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

    Funny and beautifully honest. The characters feel so alive, Gardner captures that yearning for friendship and connection so painfully well. I'd love to see this staged.

    ”
  • Kate Bergstrom: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    ATHENA is one of my favorite coming of age stories to have come out of the last decade. Gardner's writing is unparalleled in its rhythm, wit and candor.

    ATHENA is one of my favorite coming of age stories to have come out of the last decade. Gardner's writing is unparalleled in its rhythm, wit and candor.

    ”
  • Asher Wyndham: Athena by Gracie Gardner
    “

    The female friendship in this play naturally develops, never rushed, with seriousness, intelligence, and humor.
    Immediately compelling and thoroughly satisfying, this play is a must read for any theatre interested in female stories.
    If you're a fan of The Wolves and any recent play about girls in sports, produce this play. If you're a fight choreographer, read this and beg others to produce it.

    The female friendship in this play naturally develops, never rushed, with seriousness, intelligence, and humor.
    Immediately compelling and thoroughly satisfying, this play is a must read for any theatre interested in female stories.
    If you're a fan of The Wolves and any recent play about girls in sports, produce this play. If you're a fight choreographer, read this and beg others to produce it.

    ”
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Development History

  • Commission, The Hearth Theater, 2017

Production History

  • Professional, The Hearth Theater at JACK, 2018

Awards

  • Critic's Pick
    New York Times
    2018