Terrilyn McCormick

Terrilyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based playwright and author. She's written three full-length plays, including FreeWork (2019 Philadelphia Fringe Festival), Marrow Deep, based on her cancer diagnosis, and Use as Directed: An American Opioid Story. Terrilyn is currently seeking a literary agent for her first novel, The Line. The Line is a story about how far parents will go to get their kids into an excellent public school in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.

Terrilyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based playwright and author. She's written three full-length plays, including FreeWork (2019 Philadelphia Fringe Festival), Marrow Deep, based on her cancer diagnosis, and Use as Directed: An American Opioid Story. Terrilyn is currently seeking a literary agent for her first novel, The Line. The Line is a story about how far parents will go to get their kids into an excellent public school in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.

Scripts

FreeWork

by Terrilyn McCormick

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Cast Size
2—3
Genre
comedy

After 50 years sacrificing her life for NorthBank, Maureen can’t imagine a future without coming to the office. After three years working for a paycheck instead of pursuing her passion, Jordon can’t imagine suffering the corporate life one minute longer. Both women need an out, and a set of original Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chairs may be the key. A comedy about an unlikely work friendship, mid-century...

After 50 years sacrificing her life for NorthBank, Maureen can’t imagine a future without coming to the office. After three years working for a paycheck instead of pursuing her passion, Jordon can’t imagine suffering the corporate life one minute longer. Both women need an out, and a set of original Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chairs may be the key. A comedy about an unlikely work friendship, mid-century modern furniture and the value of work.

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Use as Directed: An American Opioid Story

by Terrilyn McCormick

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Cast Size
8—50
Genre
docudrama/historic,
political

Under development

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Marrow Deep

by Terrilyn McCormick

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Cast Size
6
Genre
drama,
tragedy

After all her cancer treatments fail, Elena Harris seeks out her estranged sister Shana as a match for a bone marrow transplant. More than years separate the two sisters whose lives have taken them far from their Protestant childhood in Missouri. A desperate Elena reluctantly visits her sister’s inner-city apartment where they play a late-night spades game haunted by their past. A month later, Shana’s arrives...

After all her cancer treatments fail, Elena Harris seeks out her estranged sister Shana as a match for a bone marrow transplant. More than years separate the two sisters whose lives have taken them far from their Protestant childhood in Missouri. A desperate Elena reluctantly visits her sister’s inner-city apartment where they play a late-night spades game haunted by their past. A month later, Shana’s arrives just in time for Shabbat dinner at her sister’s Georgetown home. Her arrival offers hope for Elena’s future and potential redemption for Shana. In the end, the price for Shana’s help will cost the entire family. Marrow Deep is inspired by the playwright’s life and family.

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