Date Play

by Ashley Siflinger

Tessa just got out of a long relationship, Marcus is a serial dater, and The Waitress is an embodiment of toxic empowerment...or a projection of our own anxieties…or a shapeshifting demon. Part rom com, part fever dream, Date Play is an expressionistic adventure comedy that examines all the things we do instead of listening to each other.

Tessa just got out of a long relationship, Marcus is a serial dater, and The Waitress is an embodiment of toxic empowerment...or a projection of our own anxieties…or a shapeshifting demon. Part rom com, part fever dream, Date Play is an expressionistic adventure comedy that examines all the things we do instead of listening to each other.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Date Play by Ashley Siflinger
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    A really sweet and heartwarming play about dating. Went places I didn't expect.

    A really sweet and heartwarming play about dating. Went places I didn't expect.

    ”
  • Sam Walsh: Date Play by Ashley Siflinger
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    This is a great, reality bending play about what it's like to date in the modern world. It's an athletic play full of twists and turns. Plenty of roles for young actors and great material to sink your teeth into!

    This is a great, reality bending play about what it's like to date in the modern world. It's an athletic play full of twists and turns. Plenty of roles for young actors and great material to sink your teeth into!

    ”
  • Francisco Mendoza: Date Play by Ashley Siflinger
    “

    I read Ashley's play as part of an open submission process and it was a breath of fresh air: a Subject Play that didn't feel like a TED Talk and was instead grounded in character dynamics. I thought the way Ashley portrays the awkwardness of a Tinder date was pitch-perfect, and the often unspoken insecurities that stem from dating post-MeToo were played out in very theatrical (and amusing) ways. Plus it's very funny! A joke about a Nostrand Negroni had me laughing out loud at my desk.

    I read Ashley's play as part of an open submission process and it was a breath of fresh air: a Subject Play that didn't feel like a TED Talk and was instead grounded in character dynamics. I thought the way Ashley portrays the awkwardness of a Tinder date was pitch-perfect, and the often unspoken insecurities that stem from dating post-MeToo were played out in very theatrical (and amusing) ways. Plus it's very funny! A joke about a Nostrand Negroni had me laughing out loud at my desk.

    ”
TESSA: (F) Mid to late thirties open ethnicity
MARCUS: (M) Mid to late thirties, open ethnicity
THE WAITRESS: (F) Open ethnicity