Abigail Henkin

Abigail Henkin

I'm a professionally produced young playwright looking for more opportunities to share my work. I've written both drama and comedy and am especially curious about ways of exploring the limits of form and difficult female characters. I also write screenplays, including short films, web series, and features. I'm an alum of the University of Chicago, where I studied theater and cinema.

Plays

  • Olga's Strike by Abigail Henkin
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Strike, Jewish + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, period, political
    Keyword: Strike, Jewish, 1900s New York, labor, immigration
    A headstrong young Russian-Jewish woman comes to live with her sister in a cramped Bronx apartment. When her Communist ideals come into conflict with her brother-in-law’s capitalist ambitions, she decides to unionize his dress shop as the personal clashes with the political.
  • Personal Speaker by Abigail Henkin
    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: dark comedy, satire + 1 more
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    Keyword: science fiction, office
    Genre: dark comedy, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: science fiction, office
    An office worker must decide whether to surgically implant a popular device that will speak for her.

  • We Don't Have a F***ing Swear Jar by Abigail Henkin
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: family, American college students + 2 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: family, American college students, current events, instagram
    Tensions about a family's involvement in the college admissions scandal explode over Thanksgiving dinner.
  • Decision Day by Abigail Henkin
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 2 more
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    Keyword: college, mother and daughter
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: college, mother and daughter
    Lizzy is a high-achieving high school senior who struggles to decide which of the three colleges wooing her is really her best option. Her mom makes the decision-making tougher.
  • How to Blow Off a Group Project by Abigail Henkin
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: high school, classroom
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: high school, classroom
    Kurt is charming, witty, and utterly uninterested in completing his visual representation of "The Taming of the Shrew." What does interest him? Kate, his high-achieving, ambitious group member. Kurt struggles to steal her attention from the project as she faces her own complicated feelings.
  • The Acceptance Tests by Abigail Henkin
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: immigration, Dystopia + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: immigration, Dystopia, teenagers
    A teenager must decide how far she will go to earn the asylum she desperately needs.
  • Between Bars by Abigail Henkin
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: teenagers, Dystopia
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: teenagers, Dystopia
    Stuck waiting for her death, a teenage girl reconciles herself with her choices.