The Sex Writer

by Adam Szymkowicz

FULL LENGTH. Jane's father, an "important" writer, has just died by suicide, and Jane goes home to her small town to deal with the aftermath. Jane is a professor and writer of spicy romance, and as she meets new possibilities and old loves, she narrates all her sexual longings as she struggles to deal with the grief from her father's death and the feeling that he deserted her a long time ago.

NOTE: Undressing...

FULL LENGTH. Jane's father, an "important" writer, has just died by suicide, and Jane goes home to her small town to deal with the aftermath. Jane is a professor and writer of spicy romance, and as she meets new possibilities and old loves, she narrates all her sexual longings as she struggles to deal with the grief from her father's death and the feeling that he deserted her a long time ago.

NOTE: Undressing is not necessary and I’d prefer if you did it only slightly or not at all. This is not intended to be a play with nudity in it.

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  • Samantha Marchant: The Sex Writer

    This play moves! Jane's direct addresses have a powerful lilt. The relationships and connections she forms in her musings and the scenes are rich. The movement and spectacle the script calls for would be wonderful to see.

    This play moves! Jane's direct addresses have a powerful lilt. The relationships and connections she forms in her musings and the scenes are rich. The movement and spectacle the script calls for would be wonderful to see.

  • David Robson: The Sex Writer

    As a sometime-produced playwright, I wanted to read more of Adam's work because he is widely produced. Well, I can see why. The scene changes are fast, the story is fun, and the characters are well-drawn. The main character Jane is sexy and smart and unapologetically herself--great to see in a female character. Actors will enjoy the story's smoothly rendered daughter-father arc and audiences will likely eat up a play that is at once moving, very funny, and, despite (or because of) the title, quite sweet and satisfying.

    As a sometime-produced playwright, I wanted to read more of Adam's work because he is widely produced. Well, I can see why. The scene changes are fast, the story is fun, and the characters are well-drawn. The main character Jane is sexy and smart and unapologetically herself--great to see in a female character. Actors will enjoy the story's smoothly rendered daughter-father arc and audiences will likely eat up a play that is at once moving, very funny, and, despite (or because of) the title, quite sweet and satisfying.

  • Cheryl Bear: The Sex Writer

    A heartfelt and moving look inside the experience of a woman losing her father, one that had already abandoned her. How does one pick up the pieces? Sometimes the answer can be in doing, or in this case typing.

    A heartfelt and moving look inside the experience of a woman losing her father, one that had already abandoned her. How does one pick up the pieces? Sometimes the answer can be in doing, or in this case typing.

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Thin Duke/Sparkplug Productions, Year 2024