37 Origami Bees (short)

Claire and Gordon have been married for a long time. Is their therapist helping them, or not?

Written for the Playwrights Thriving Title Share 2025.

Claire and Gordon have been married for a long time. Is their therapist helping them, or not?

Written for the Playwrights Thriving Title Share 2025.

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37 Origami Bees (short)

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  • Mathew Green: 37 Origami Bees (short)

    This play packs so much life into its ten minutes of stage time. The relationships are dynamic and full of emotion, and the dialogue flows in a realistic but highly entertaining way. Added to which, there's a frankly startling amount of stage business that makes this short play that much more impressive.

    This play packs so much life into its ten minutes of stage time. The relationships are dynamic and full of emotion, and the dialogue flows in a realistic but highly entertaining way. Added to which, there's a frankly startling amount of stage business that makes this short play that much more impressive.

  • Aly Kantor: 37 Origami Bees (short)

    It takes a lot of skill to craft a theatrical world this rich in just ten pages (with three clear acts, to boot!). In this play, a couple implements a questionable solution to a relatable relationship problem and learns the hard way that healthy anger expressed openly is always better than bottling up feelings in a relationship. It feels incredibly vital and natural, and by the end, it's so clear that these two belong together. Subtle, specific, and with plenty for actors to play with - love it!

    It takes a lot of skill to craft a theatrical world this rich in just ten pages (with three clear acts, to boot!). In this play, a couple implements a questionable solution to a relatable relationship problem and learns the hard way that healthy anger expressed openly is always better than bottling up feelings in a relationship. It feels incredibly vital and natural, and by the end, it's so clear that these two belong together. Subtle, specific, and with plenty for actors to play with - love it!

  • Scott Sickles: 37 Origami Bees (short)

    First off, any play that encouraged cooking onstage, I'm predisposed to loving. Here it's particularly fun because IRL you'd be waiting a bit for those eggs and the silence during that wait, not to mention the aroma, would be a quiet delight. There's a great contrast in the play between the quiet and the loud, between seething and screaming. And act by act, beat by beat line by line it's a treasure. Rich with subtext, this is beautifully astute look at managing marriage and emotion. Wonderful!

    First off, any play that encouraged cooking onstage, I'm predisposed to loving. Here it's particularly fun because IRL you'd be waiting a bit for those eggs and the silence during that wait, not to mention the aroma, would be a quiet delight. There's a great contrast in the play between the quiet and the loud, between seething and screaming. And act by act, beat by beat line by line it's a treasure. Rich with subtext, this is beautifully astute look at managing marriage and emotion. Wonderful!

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Character Information

  • Gordon
    Married to Claire for a long time.
    Character Age
    Early to mid 70s.
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Claire
    Married to Gordon for a long time.
    Character Age
    Later 60s, early 70s.
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Amanda
    Partnered with Jill for a long time.
    Character Age
    60s.
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Jill
    Partnered with Amanda for a long time.
    Character Age
    60s.
    Character Gender Identity
    Female