SNARK

by Jennifer Walton

One act play - 60 minutes or less. When theatre artists Kai and Wills kidnap critic Sandy Sitwell on stage after he savages Kai’s fringe show in a review, art takes criticism to trial. This dark comedy casts the audience as the jury deciding who is guilty, and of what exactly, in this play within a play within a trial within a crime. Kai and Wills attempt to upend the hierarchy of theatre culture while Sandy...

One act play - 60 minutes or less. When theatre artists Kai and Wills kidnap critic Sandy Sitwell on stage after he savages Kai’s fringe show in a review, art takes criticism to trial. This dark comedy casts the audience as the jury deciding who is guilty, and of what exactly, in this play within a play within a trial within a crime. Kai and Wills attempt to upend the hierarchy of theatre culture while Sandy fights for both his dignity and his privileged place as a critic within this structure.

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  • Abby Burgess: SNARK by Jennifer Walton
    “

    A fun read that immerses the audience directly into the trial as it unfolds! “Snark” excellently examines the symbiotic, albeit sometimes toxic, relationship between artists and critics and asks the audience to decide: who’s really at fault here? Would be very fun to see this staged!

    A fun read that immerses the audience directly into the trial as it unfolds! “Snark” excellently examines the symbiotic, albeit sometimes toxic, relationship between artists and critics and asks the audience to decide: who’s really at fault here? Would be very fun to see this staged!

    ”
  • Samantha Marchant: SNARK by Jennifer Walton
    “

    A meta piece about some theater artists snarking back at a theater critic that did them dirty? Or did he? Walton and the characters let us, the audience, decide. Walton does a nice job presenting both sides of the argument and includes some fun and successful time jumps as “exhibits.”

    A meta piece about some theater artists snarking back at a theater critic that did them dirty? Or did he? Walton and the characters let us, the audience, decide. Walton does a nice job presenting both sides of the argument and includes some fun and successful time jumps as “exhibits.”

    ”
KAI – Female identifying or non-binary. 25 - 30. Actor/blogger/reviewer/theatre creator. Audacious. Edgy. Ready to burn it all down.
WILLS – Female identifying. KAI’S friend and frequent collaborator/enabler. Talented and attractive – she’s a little more prone to playing by the rules.
SANDY – 60yrs + male identifying old school theatre critic at the end of his newspaper career. Loves “The Theatre” even though he hates a lot of it in practice.

Development History

  • Reading, Theatre Aquarius , 2020
  • Residency, Theatre Aquarius Playwright Unit, 2020