a/in/the/of

by Audrey Lang

Sisters Jaden and Miranda discover their relationship is strained when they return Jaden's books to the campus bookstore ahead of Jaden's college graduation and Miranda's soon-to-follow middle school graduation.

Sisters Jaden and Miranda discover their relationship is strained when they return Jaden's books to the campus bookstore ahead of Jaden's college graduation and Miranda's soon-to-follow middle school graduation.

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a/in/the/of

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  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman: a/in/the/of by Audrey Lang
    “

    This play reminded me so much of my own youth, graduations, and sibling comparisons. Feeling overshadowed by momentous events can be rough, and this play captures the anxiety of change as well as the tenderness that can come when two siblings connect and focus on each other amidst the chaos. A great choice for festivals and student actors alike.

    This play reminded me so much of my own youth, graduations, and sibling comparisons. Feeling overshadowed by momentous events can be rough, and this play captures the anxiety of change as well as the tenderness that can come when two siblings connect and focus on each other amidst the chaos. A great choice for festivals and student actors alike.

    ”
  • Nathan Christopher: a/in/the/of by Audrey Lang
    “

    This is a touching and poignant play about a moment in (not "the" moment "of," ha) the life of two sisters. Will they grow closer? Will they grow apart? Who can say. Right now, it's very satisfying to just listen to them talk for a bit.

    This is a touching and poignant play about a moment in (not "the" moment "of," ha) the life of two sisters. Will they grow closer? Will they grow apart? Who can say. Right now, it's very satisfying to just listen to them talk for a bit.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: a/in/the/of by Audrey Lang
    “

    I am just blown away by the depths that Lang was able to go to in the relationship of these two sisters in such a short amount of time. This play is a gift to young actors.

    I am just blown away by the depths that Lang was able to go to in the relationship of these two sisters in such a short amount of time. This play is a gift to young actors.

    ”

Character Information

Jaden and Miranda should be played by performers of different races/ethnicities or mixed-ethnicity performers; they should not necessarily look alike.

If possible, Miranda should be played by an actual teenager.
  • Jaden Steinberg-Martino
    22, female-identifying, any ethnicity. A musical theatre major about to graduate from a college in a small rural hippie town; a triplet.
    22
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Miranda Steinberg-Martino
    14, female-identifying, any ethnicity. Jaden's younger sister, an eighth-grader who is also about to graduate, albeit from middle school.
    14
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Development History

  • Reading, Young Broadway Actor News Virtual Graduation Concert, 2020

Production History

  • University, JL Smith New Play Festival at York College of PA, 2022
  • High School, Summer School for the Performing Arts, 2021
  • Fringe, Secret Theatre, Act One: One Act Festival, 2020
  • Fringe, The Theater Collective, Sugartown Shorts Festival, 2018

Awards

  • Sugartown Shorts Festival
    The Theater Collective
    Winner
    2018