Deirdre Price

Deirdre Price

Deirdre Price writes plays and other things. Through their work and in their life Deirdre seeks to explore the ‘no place’ of anarchism, queer utopia and futurity, and pedagogies of possibility. Stylistically, they embrace surrealism with loving arms. Talking birds keeps coming up, as do themes of climate anxiety, class struggle, and existentialism. They have questions — always, questions — about what it means...
Deirdre Price writes plays and other things. Through their work and in their life Deirdre seeks to explore the ‘no place’ of anarchism, queer utopia and futurity, and pedagogies of possibility. Stylistically, they embrace surrealism with loving arms. Talking birds keeps coming up, as do themes of climate anxiety, class struggle, and existentialism. They have questions — always, questions — about what it means to lead a truly queer life and are curious about our capacity for surprise. They believe in the power of theatre.

Deirdre grew up and lives still in the beautiful state of Virginia, currently residing on unceded Tutelo and Monacan land. They are a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America and the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and graduated from Hollins University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and English. Deirdre uses they/them pronouns and their greatest dream is to meet Bigfoot. If you are Bigfoot and would like to meet up, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Plays

  • the private apocalypse of where, tennessee by Deirdre Price
    Cast: 
    7–8
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: queer, dramedy + 8 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, experimental, fable/folktale
    Keyword: queer, dramedy, apocalypse, eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, appalachia, Appalachian Mountains, American South, coal mining, flood myth
    Christopher’s got no prospects and wishes that the future might open up like a cracked rib, that the past might just be water under the town, I mean, bridge, I mean, I don’t know what made me say that, wait, what I mean is that Christopher is asleep on their bench where they live, please speak quietly so we don’t wake them (they don’t get a good night’s sleep very often anymore) and for the love of god make...
    Christopher’s got no prospects and wishes that the future might open up like a cracked rib, that the past might just be water under the town, I mean, bridge, I mean, I don’t know what made me say that, wait, what I mean is that Christopher is asleep on their bench where they live, please speak quietly so we don’t wake them (they don’t get a good night’s sleep very often anymore) and for the love of god make sure you’ve turned off your cell phone. Okay good. This is a play about birds, about floods, about mountain-top removal, about the world and how little we know about it, about the things that unsettle us, I mean me, about going from here and just seeing where it takes us, and it’s sort of about love and a little bit about peanut butter but mostly it’s a play about how sometimes you may think it’s not very likely that there is a beautiful, ancient woman living inside the mountain, but it is very likely. It is very, very likely. Very, very, very, very, very, very likely. It’s actually happening. It’s happening right now. She’s here and she’s coming up behind you. Do you hear that? Wait – Wait, I don’t want it this way. Let’s go back.
  • The Jupiter Bird by Deirdre Price
    Cast: 
    7–10
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: gay, Lesbian + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, movement/physical
    Keyword: gay, Lesbian, teenagers, LGBTQ, family, nature, summer, American South
    Fourteen year old girl is fourteen and also, probably, gay. Her aunt who pretty much raised her is always stressed and also, definitely, gay. Best friend is not actually a very good friend. New girl across the street kind of looks like a boy but doesn’t seem to mind, in fact she might be doing it on purpose? Mom is M.I.A. and appearing in dreams, birthdays come and go faster than we think, and did you know that...
    Fourteen year old girl is fourteen and also, probably, gay. Her aunt who pretty much raised her is always stressed and also, definitely, gay. Best friend is not actually a very good friend. New girl across the street kind of looks like a boy but doesn’t seem to mind, in fact she might be doing it on purpose? Mom is M.I.A. and appearing in dreams, birthdays come and go faster than we think, and did you know that no human can run faster than a bear? Childhood is over and Honey’s life is changing, and she can’t decide whether or not she’s okay with it.