Everyone, give yourselves a pat on the back!

by Erin Malone Turner

A marketing company sends the employees and boss on a weekend retreat, complete with an improv workshop and conflict resolution sessions. It could be fun! But probably won't be. This is a play about jobs we tolerate, what Work Family means, and the truths revealed through the simplest of games.

A marketing company sends the employees and boss on a weekend retreat, complete with an improv workshop and conflict resolution sessions. It could be fun! But probably won't be. This is a play about jobs we tolerate, what Work Family means, and the truths revealed through the simplest of games.

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Everyone, give yourselves a pat on the back!

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  • Hadley Shipley: Everyone, give yourselves a pat on the back! by Erin Malone Turner
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    Everyone, give yourselves a pat on the back! is a delightfully real and (sometimes painfully) relatable ensemble piece that analyzes workplace hierarchy while still managing to make you laugh (like, a lot). Turner's play brilliantly unpacks how social standing, accessibility, and entitlement shape professional relationships, highlighting how power dynamics and social divides persist whether or not you're on the clock. This is my first review on NPX - I HAD to leave a rec, I adored this. <3

    Everyone, give yourselves a pat on the back! is a delightfully real and (sometimes painfully) relatable ensemble piece that analyzes workplace hierarchy while still managing to make you laugh (like, a lot). Turner's play brilliantly unpacks how social standing, accessibility, and entitlement shape professional relationships, highlighting how power dynamics and social divides persist whether or not you're on the clock. This is my first review on NPX - I HAD to leave a rec, I adored this. <3

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Development History

  • Reading, Arts Mission Oak Cliff, 2025
  • Residency, Arts Mission Oak Cliff, 2025