Tragedy Sound

UNPUBLISHED & AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION
World premiere, July 11-27, 2025, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN
Semi-finalist, O'Neill NPC, 2024
Residency Award, Br!nk New Play Festival, Renaissance Theaterworks, 2024
Semi-finalist, Playwrights Realm Scratchpad Series, 2023

Three young women accept a dare and embark on a canoe trek on frigid waters. Dangerous conditions prevail and force them to reveal and face...

UNPUBLISHED & AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION
World premiere, July 11-27, 2025, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN
Semi-finalist, O'Neill NPC, 2024
Residency Award, Br!nk New Play Festival, Renaissance Theaterworks, 2024
Semi-finalist, Playwrights Realm Scratchpad Series, 2023

Three young women accept a dare and embark on a canoe trek on frigid waters. Dangerous conditions prevail and force them to reveal and face the choices they've made and the trappings of life in their confining hometown.

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  • Rich Rubin: Tragedy Sound

    A fast-paced, expertly crafted, gut-punch of a play. Thrilling and highly theatrical, with enticing roles for three young actors. Extremely worthy of wide-spread production!

    A fast-paced, expertly crafted, gut-punch of a play. Thrilling and highly theatrical, with enticing roles for three young actors. Extremely worthy of wide-spread production!

  • Karissa Murrell Myers: Tragedy Sound

    A true exploration of young female friendships and what happens when you start to outgrow them. This plays has rich characters with complicated feelings, and I found the setting of the canoe on the waters of Lake Superior to be a beautifully unsettling place.

    A true exploration of young female friendships and what happens when you start to outgrow them. This plays has rich characters with complicated feelings, and I found the setting of the canoe on the waters of Lake Superior to be a beautifully unsettling place.

  • Anastasia Wild: Tragedy Sound

    Small-town, Midwest feels with high-intensity build, TRAGEDY SOUND takes us on a dangerous voyage with strong female characters guiding the way. Saari gives the creative teams of actors and designers fabulous opportunities at theatricality in bringing this show to the stage.

    Small-town, Midwest feels with high-intensity build, TRAGEDY SOUND takes us on a dangerous voyage with strong female characters guiding the way. Saari gives the creative teams of actors and designers fabulous opportunities at theatricality in bringing this show to the stage.

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3 women, early 20s, diversity in casting encouraged

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Bechdel Group (NYC), Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization Flint Repertory Theatre, Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization Larking House Theatre, Year 2024

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Northern Michigan University, Year 2026
  • Type Professional, Organization Playhouse on the Square, Year 2025
  • Type University, Organization Edgewood University, Year 2025

Awards

  • Panowski Playwriting Competition
    Northern Michigan University
    Winner
    2025
  • VetRep Playwrighting Competition
    Veterans Repertory Theatre
    Finalist
    2024
  • Scratchpad Series
    Playwrights Realm
    Semi-Finalist
    2023