The Orchid

by Emily Hageman

TEN-MINUTE PLAY: Ryan tried to commit suicide. Jake visits him in the hospital. A play about toxic masculinity, enduring friendship, and what it means to be fragile when the world tells you to be unbreakable.

TEN-MINUTE PLAY: Ryan tried to commit suicide. Jake visits him in the hospital. A play about toxic masculinity, enduring friendship, and what it means to be fragile when the world tells you to be unbreakable.

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The Orchid

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  • Donna Gordon: The Orchid by Emily Hageman
    “

    This little play is packed with meaning. Hageman succeeds in avoiding the hysteria over suicide and the tendency to over dramatize this societal problem. She shows the complexity of this issue and how it is dealt with in a friendship. The sparse dialogue adds to the reality.

    This little play is packed with meaning. Hageman succeeds in avoiding the hysteria over suicide and the tendency to over dramatize this societal problem. She shows the complexity of this issue and how it is dealt with in a friendship. The sparse dialogue adds to the reality.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: The Orchid by Emily Hageman
    “

    A powerful piece about suicide and trying to help one through the trauma of it. Excellent.

    A powerful piece about suicide and trying to help one through the trauma of it. Excellent.

    ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Orchid by Emily Hageman
    “

    BEAUTIFUL PLAY! Wonderful work! Hageman really just gets people on so many levels. I hope this play gets produced everywhere cause we all need this play! It's deep and it's cool, and it's a sharp piece of truth. Oh, and there's a great monologue in it too.

    BEAUTIFUL PLAY! Wonderful work! Hageman really just gets people on so many levels. I hope this play gets produced everywhere cause we all need this play! It's deep and it's cool, and it's a sharp piece of truth. Oh, and there's a great monologue in it too.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, The Dramatists Guild, 2019

Production History

  • Professional, A Light in Dark Places, 2018
  • Professional, Birdhouse Theatre, 2019

Awards

  • Judge's Award
    Birdhouse Theatre
    Winner
    2019