P, B, & Jane

by Ava Love Hanna

10-MINUTE: Famed improv group, P, B, & J – self-proclaimed “raiders of the lost snark” – are here to entertain you with hilarious vignettes of freak shows, sexual identity, and Freudian slips. Literally. As Jane woos the crowd, she slips in and out of memories of religious and sexual trauma and wonders if she will ever outperform the shadows of her past that pursue her on stage.

10-MINUTE: Famed improv group, P, B, & J – self-proclaimed “raiders of the lost snark” – are here to entertain you with hilarious vignettes of freak shows, sexual identity, and Freudian slips. Literally. As Jane woos the crowd, she slips in and out of memories of religious and sexual trauma and wonders if she will ever outperform the shadows of her past that pursue her on stage.

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P, B, & Jane

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  • Maripat Allen: P, B, & Jane by Ava Love Hanna
    “

    This hilarious short play uses the metaphor of improv to get at the mashup of pain and humor that is life. A fast-paced and fun romp, it manages to address a very serious issue: how do we cope with experiences that undermine our basic ability to accept and love ourselves? If laughter is the best medicine, this is good medicine indeed!

    This hilarious short play uses the metaphor of improv to get at the mashup of pain and humor that is life. A fast-paced and fun romp, it manages to address a very serious issue: how do we cope with experiences that undermine our basic ability to accept and love ourselves? If laughter is the best medicine, this is good medicine indeed!

    ”
  • Max Langert: P, B, & Jane by Ava Love Hanna
    “

    Ava Love Hanna obviously knows improv, obviously knows pain, and definitely knows how to make a side-splittingly funny stew from both of them. P, B & JANE is fast, funny, poignant, and heartbreaking. A terrific, easy-to-mount-anywhere comic gem which deserves to be done Everywhere. This one will stick with you.

    Ava Love Hanna obviously knows improv, obviously knows pain, and definitely knows how to make a side-splittingly funny stew from both of them. P, B & JANE is fast, funny, poignant, and heartbreaking. A terrific, easy-to-mount-anywhere comic gem which deserves to be done Everywhere. This one will stick with you.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, ScriptWorks - Weekend Fling Salon, 2021

Production History

  • Professional, ScriptWorks - Out of Ink - Hyde Park Theatre, Austin, Texas, 2022

Awards

  • Selected for ScriptWorks Out of Ink Play Showcase
    ScriptWorks
    Selection
    2022