Molly Rosen

Molly Rosen

Molly Rosen (she/her) is a playwright, hailing from Cleveland and currently based in Chicago. Two of her plays, 12.5% and V.I.P., have received developmental readings at The Theatre School (TTS) at DePaul’s annual Wrights of Spring festival, and V.I.P. will be produced at TTS in the spring of 2021 (directed by Joanie Schultz). Molly has interned for the Alliance for Jewish Theatre as a social media manager and...
Molly Rosen (she/her) is a playwright, hailing from Cleveland and currently based in Chicago. Two of her plays, 12.5% and V.I.P., have received developmental readings at The Theatre School (TTS) at DePaul’s annual Wrights of Spring festival, and V.I.P. will be produced at TTS in the spring of 2021 (directed by Joanie Schultz). Molly has interned for the Alliance for Jewish Theatre as a social media manager and conference assistant and for Victory Gardens Theatre in literary management, dramaturgy, and public programs. She is a BFA candidate at DePaul University studying Playwriting, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Screenwriting.

Plays

  • Friends From Camp by Molly Rosen
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Jewish, female friendship + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, radio drama
    Keyword: Jewish, female friendship, coming of age, female coming of age, Summer Camp
    BFFs Jamie and Rachel only see each other eight weeks a year at overnight camp. This audio play follows the other forty four weeks of phone calls as they navigate seven years of crushes, parental drama, and everything else that comes with having and growing apart from a best friend.
  • V.I.P. by Molly Rosen
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: fame, pursuit of fame + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: fame, pursuit of fame, idolatry, pop star, sequins, cocaine, small town America
    ​Olivia has always wanted to be famous. When she wins an opportunity to spend a day in the life of her pop-star idol, Angelica, she finally has a shot--one she’ll do anything for. But Angelica isn’t the same in private as she is onstage, and Olivia’s mom is determined to bring her back home. As she struggles to achieve her dream, Olivia wonders--how do you become a V.I.P., and what’s the cost of living like one?
  • 12.5% by Molly Rosen
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, holiday
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    Keyword: Jewish, family + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday
    Keyword: Jewish, family, coming of age, judaism, cousins
    The Bloomberg cousins don’t have much in common beyond their genes--Brad is struggling to meet his family’s academic expectations, Rose refuses to march to anyone else’s drum, Sarah is driven and determined to succeed, and Adam is barely hanging on after the loss of his mother. As they spend a year’s worth of mandatory family holiday celebrations together, the four eldest cousins contemplate which color Jell-O...
    The Bloomberg cousins don’t have much in common beyond their genes--Brad is struggling to meet his family’s academic expectations, Rose refuses to march to anyone else’s drum, Sarah is driven and determined to succeed, and Adam is barely hanging on after the loss of his mother. As they spend a year’s worth of mandatory family holiday celebrations together, the four eldest cousins contemplate which color Jell-O shots are the best, what it means to have 12.5% of the same DNA, and whether or not they will ever actually grow up.