Just Doing My Job Right Now: A 10 Minute Postpartum Play

A firefighter must rescue a stubborn cat from a tree because that's her job, but the cat can't help but make the situation worse. Beneath their clash lies a tender exploration of instinct and care, revealing how parenthood, like any rescue mission, comes without a guidebook.

A firefighter must rescue a stubborn cat from a tree because that's her job, but the cat can't help but make the situation worse. Beneath their clash lies a tender exploration of instinct and care, revealing how parenthood, like any rescue mission, comes without a guidebook.

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Just Doing My Job Right Now: A 10 Minute Postpartum Play

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  • Enid Cokinos: Just Doing My Job Right Now: A 10 Minute Postpartum Play

    A poignant play about a young mother as she faces the trials of the journey into new, and frightening territory. Cassie Seinuk does a masterful job of leading us into the story with the illusion of a firefighter rescuing a cat from a tree, while slowing unveiling the firefighter’s true character and what is actually happening. Audiences will still be talking about this play long after the lights come up. Well done.

    A poignant play about a young mother as she faces the trials of the journey into new, and frightening territory. Cassie Seinuk does a masterful job of leading us into the story with the illusion of a firefighter rescuing a cat from a tree, while slowing unveiling the firefighter’s true character and what is actually happening. Audiences will still be talking about this play long after the lights come up. Well done.

  • Asher Wyndham: Just Doing My Job Right Now: A 10 Minute Postpartum Play

    The comedy has the appeal of a Saturday newspaper comic and it can elicit howling laughter like a play for elementary school kids, and then near the end it becomes something else entirely, absurd even in its tradition, but devasting in its execution, which makes what came before it even more rewarding thematically. Another winning play by Seinuk, one of a kind, perfectly structured. There's more going on in this ten-minute, structurally and in respects to character, than most ten-minute plays.

    The comedy has the appeal of a Saturday newspaper comic and it can elicit howling laughter like a play for elementary school kids, and then near the end it becomes something else entirely, absurd even in its tradition, but devasting in its execution, which makes what came before it even more rewarding thematically. Another winning play by Seinuk, one of a kind, perfectly structured. There's more going on in this ten-minute, structurally and in respects to character, than most ten-minute plays.

  • Danielle Wirsansky: Just Doing My Job Right Now: A 10 Minute Postpartum Play

    Just Doing My Job Right Now is a heartfelt exploration of the complexities of motherhood, likened to a rescue mission with no clear instructions. The humor and tenderness of the firefighter's struggle with the cat create a touching reflection on instinct, care, and the challenges of parenthood.

    Just Doing My Job Right Now is a heartfelt exploration of the complexities of motherhood, likened to a rescue mission with no clear instructions. The humor and tenderness of the firefighter's struggle with the cat create a touching reflection on instinct, care, and the challenges of parenthood.

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Character Information

  • Firefighter/Mother
    a woman somewhere between late 20s and early 40s, dressed in heavy but sort of "off" looking Firefighter gear and a less believable firefighter's hat.
    Character Age
    20s-40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Cat
    cute, mischievous, and instinctual. CAT is played by person of any age and gender
    Character Age
    ageless
    Character Gender Identity
    Any