Mentors

by Kristen Palmer

How does the me-too era make us reevaluate how we feel about the people we love? When Jenna’s charismatic former teacher visits, Jenna grapples with the influence he has had on her and her husband’s divergent careers in theater. Generational expectations clash with sexism and economic realities around one dinner table in the suburbs.

How does the me-too era make us reevaluate how we feel about the people we love? When Jenna’s charismatic former teacher visits, Jenna grapples with the influence he has had on her and her husband’s divergent careers in theater. Generational expectations clash with sexism and economic realities around one dinner table in the suburbs.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Mentors

    A revealing glimpse of a me too experience as three individuals come to find what their relationships have been and are. Well done.

    A revealing glimpse of a me too experience as three individuals come to find what their relationships have been and are. Well done.

  • Andrea Kuchlewska: Mentors

    Hilarious and spot-on. Cuts right to the heart of #metoo, with plenty of nuance and compassion for all three expertly drawn characters. Speaks directly to our moment as it brings multiple perspectives to the questions of where the line is drawn between free speech and harassment, between sensitivity and over-sensitivity, why it matters, and if you can ever really figure it out. Another gorgeous Kristen Palmer play.

    Hilarious and spot-on. Cuts right to the heart of #metoo, with plenty of nuance and compassion for all three expertly drawn characters. Speaks directly to our moment as it brings multiple perspectives to the questions of where the line is drawn between free speech and harassment, between sensitivity and over-sensitivity, why it matters, and if you can ever really figure it out. Another gorgeous Kristen Palmer play.

  • Mike Solomonson: Mentors

    I saw an online reading of Kristen Palmer's script as part of Kane Repertory Theatre's New Play Lab. The play asks interesting questions about the nature of mentoring. In some ways each of the characters serve as mentors to each other in different aspects of life, and part of that involves navigating power dynamics. The play makes you contemplate the potential successes and failures of serving as a mentor to another person.

    I saw an online reading of Kristen Palmer's script as part of Kane Repertory Theatre's New Play Lab. The play asks interesting questions about the nature of mentoring. In some ways each of the characters serve as mentors to each other in different aspects of life, and part of that involves navigating power dynamics. The play makes you contemplate the potential successes and failures of serving as a mentor to another person.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Backyard Theater Ensemble, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Theater of NOTE, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Theater Works (Hartford), Year 2019