The Sister Show

by Patricia Cotter

"The Sister Show" is a raucous comedy about two wildly different sisters, Ann Marie, an uptight, withholding writer, and Paulette, a chaotic semi-grifter. After the unexpected death of her estranged husband, Paulette leaves New Hampshire and shows up unannounced at Ann Marie’s apartment. What follows? Fistfights, a medical emergency, a homemade musical, and maybe—just maybe—a shot at forgiveness. It’s a journey...

"The Sister Show" is a raucous comedy about two wildly different sisters, Ann Marie, an uptight, withholding writer, and Paulette, a chaotic semi-grifter. After the unexpected death of her estranged husband, Paulette leaves New Hampshire and shows up unannounced at Ann Marie’s apartment. What follows? Fistfights, a medical emergency, a homemade musical, and maybe—just maybe—a shot at forgiveness. It’s a journey through dysfunction and responsibility. It’s about love despite our differences, and perhaps our better judgment.

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: The Sister Show by Patricia Cotter
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    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks. What a raucous, acerbic, fun look at the terrors of sibling hood! Great roles for older actresses. Nice work!

    We read this for the Perlberg Festival of New Plays at Palm Beach Dramaworks. What a raucous, acerbic, fun look at the terrors of sibling hood! Great roles for older actresses. Nice work!

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  • Philip Kaplan: The Sister Show by Patricia Cotter
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    A dark and funny comedy about two mismatched sisters who are forced together. The disfunction keeps escalating in surprising and hilarious ways. Do they love each other, hate each other, everything in between? The play illustrates how complicated family ties can be. The dialogue is sharp and the characters memorable.

    A dark and funny comedy about two mismatched sisters who are forced together. The disfunction keeps escalating in surprising and hilarious ways. Do they love each other, hate each other, everything in between? The play illustrates how complicated family ties can be. The dialogue is sharp and the characters memorable.

    ”
  • Kate Danley: The Sister Show by Patricia Cotter
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    A hilarious and honest exploration of the ties that bind, especially among sisters. This is not Norman Rockwell! It features two fabulous roles for actresses 40+ and an opportunity to dive deep into the truism that those siblings that do not kill you make you stronger.

    A hilarious and honest exploration of the ties that bind, especially among sisters. This is not Norman Rockwell! It features two fabulous roles for actresses 40+ and an opportunity to dive deep into the truism that those siblings that do not kill you make you stronger.

    ”
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Sisters - any ethnicity. The physical resemblance doesn't matter - what matters is their psychic resemblance/connection/energy.

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