Strike/Out

by Lizz Mangan

SEWANEE WRITERS CONFERENCE 2024. Tuesdays are, for the Strike Sisters, a day for bowling, beer, and bickering. When tragedy strikes for a fellow team member, the remaining players are faced with the harsh realization that the place they go to for escaping their outside world problems may be becoming a problem in and of itself.

SEWANEE WRITERS CONFERENCE 2024. Tuesdays are, for the Strike Sisters, a day for bowling, beer, and bickering. When tragedy strikes for a fellow team member, the remaining players are faced with the harsh realization that the place they go to for escaping their outside world problems may be becoming a problem in and of itself.

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Strike/Out

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  • Franky D. Gonzalez: Strike/Out

    I never knew that Tuesdays at a bowling alley could be filled with so much drama, tension, and stakes! But don't be confused! As dark and dramatic as this play gets, there is so much comedy throughout this play. Each of the characters is complex, messy, and have equally compelling stories that spans gender, age, and backgrounds. You will go through the range of emotions with each of the characters and ultimately love this scrappy team of badass bowlers.

    I never knew that Tuesdays at a bowling alley could be filled with so much drama, tension, and stakes! But don't be confused! As dark and dramatic as this play gets, there is so much comedy throughout this play. Each of the characters is complex, messy, and have equally compelling stories that spans gender, age, and backgrounds. You will go through the range of emotions with each of the characters and ultimately love this scrappy team of badass bowlers.

  • Erin Malone Turner: Strike/Out

    Love how this play about a small bowling league team was so heartwarming as well as sporty. The tension of the athleticism & the relationships between the characters is incredible! Anyone - bowler or not - can relate to the ideas of dedication, taking shots at romance, & figuring out how to stick together when things seem to be falling apart that are explored in this wonderful play. Additionally, it allows actors & directors to be inventive with physicality. I need to see this fully produced!

    Love how this play about a small bowling league team was so heartwarming as well as sporty. The tension of the athleticism & the relationships between the characters is incredible! Anyone - bowler or not - can relate to the ideas of dedication, taking shots at romance, & figuring out how to stick together when things seem to be falling apart that are explored in this wonderful play. Additionally, it allows actors & directors to be inventive with physicality. I need to see this fully produced!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Kitchen Sink Theatre Company, Year 2024
  • Type Residency, Organization Sewanee Writers' Conference, Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Radio Bean, Year 2023