THIRD PERSON

by Jennifer Maisel

A woman longing to find herself in the middle of her dreams. A man struggling to reconcile his past transgressions with his current self. Will Lisa and Josh ever conquer the distance between them? What every day choices add up to their life together? Can Siri’s voice lead them down a path to redemption?

The play works as alternating monologues over time -- think Spalding Gray meets Love Letters.

Also very...

A woman longing to find herself in the middle of her dreams. A man struggling to reconcile his past transgressions with his current self. Will Lisa and Josh ever conquer the distance between them? What every day choices add up to their life together? Can Siri’s voice lead them down a path to redemption?

The play works as alternating monologues over time -- think Spalding Gray meets Love Letters.

Also very flexible with staging as we move back into theatres.

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  • Ross Tedford Kendall: THIRD PERSON

    A play that presents two well drawn characters over the years, each presenting their point of view. If you want to see two realistic people struggling with their inner angst, and yet unable to communicate with each other, just like life, this is the play for you.

    A play that presents two well drawn characters over the years, each presenting their point of view. If you want to see two realistic people struggling with their inner angst, and yet unable to communicate with each other, just like life, this is the play for you.

  • Sarah Tuft: THIRD PERSON

    Maisel’s THIRD PERSON is an achingly tender but also truthful look at the arc of a life - or more specifically three lives - a man, a woman, and their child as he grows into adulthood and they grow into middle age. Though mostly linear, the early focus on the future wife and mother’s yearning for romance when single - is paid off beautifully by withholding details of that romance until after heavy dose of the challenges of marriage and parenting. It’s a sweet but subtle way of reminding us of the importance of gratitude.

    Maisel’s THIRD PERSON is an achingly tender but also truthful look at the arc of a life - or more specifically three lives - a man, a woman, and their child as he grows into adulthood and they grow into middle age. Though mostly linear, the early focus on the future wife and mother’s yearning for romance when single - is paid off beautifully by withholding details of that romance until after heavy dose of the challenges of marriage and parenting. It’s a sweet but subtle way of reminding us of the importance of gratitude.

  • Lisa Kenner Grissom: THIRD PERSON

    THIRD PERSON is a hauntingly beautiful experience on the page that I can't wait to experience in a theatre...in real life! With brilliant characterizations, poetic yet brutally honest prose, and stunning imagery, Maisel has crafted a unique love story that draws you in and never lets you go.

    THIRD PERSON is a hauntingly beautiful experience on the page that I can't wait to experience in a theatre...in real life! With brilliant characterizations, poetic yet brutally honest prose, and stunning imagery, Maisel has crafted a unique love story that draws you in and never lets you go.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Under Construction - The Road Theatre, Year 2020

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2021