Sarah Groustra

Sarah Groustra

Sarah Groustra (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based, Massachusetts-born playwright, actress, and theatermaker. Sarah's work has been produced by B Street Theater Company, The Chain Theater, Playdate Theatre Company, off-Broadway at the SheNYC Festival, and more. She was a finalist for the 2023 Jane Chambers Award, was named a 2022 Ascending Playwright by Yonder Window Theater Company, and was the recipient of...
Sarah Groustra (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based, Massachusetts-born playwright, actress, and theatermaker. Sarah's work has been produced by B Street Theater Company, The Chain Theater, Playdate Theatre Company, off-Broadway at the SheNYC Festival, and more. She was a finalist for the 2023 Jane Chambers Award, was named a 2022 Ascending Playwright by Yonder Window Theater Company, and was the recipient of the 2021 James E. Michael Playwriting Prize. Sarah has developed new work with Under Construction Playwright's Group (the Road Theater), Yonder Window New Works Collective, the Parsnip Ship New Play Group, Forager Theater Company, and Historically Close Friends. Sarah is an alumna of Kenyon College (2022), the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals (2022), and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. sarahgroustra.com // @ladypoachedegg

Plays

  • Insertion by Sarah Groustra
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: erotica, sexuality + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: erotica, sexuality, coming of age, feminism, bibliophile
    Maisie has finally landed an apprenticeship at the prestigious Red Key Publishing House, with the acclaimed fiction writer Gilda Tarrington assigned as her mentor. But posh, ancient Gilda has a secret: she’s really the mind behind the famous pseudonym of an erotic paperback empire, and she believes Maisie has the potential to be her successor. Determined not to lose her first major writing opportunity, Maisie...
    Maisie has finally landed an apprenticeship at the prestigious Red Key Publishing House, with the acclaimed fiction writer Gilda Tarrington assigned as her mentor. But posh, ancient Gilda has a secret: she’s really the mind behind the famous pseudonym of an erotic paperback empire, and she believes Maisie has the potential to be her successor. Determined not to lose her first major writing opportunity, Maisie sets out to learn everything she can about sex in a serious of hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming escapades.
    INSERTION is the winner of the 2022 New Comedies Festival at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, CA, and was performed on their mainstage the following summer. Read a review here! https://www.broadwayworld.com/sacramento/article/Review-INSERTION-Has-Staying-Power-at-the-B-Street-Theatre-20230712
  • Radio Man by Sarah Groustra
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4–6
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: apocalypse, girlhood + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: apocalypse, girlhood, thriller, features strong roles for women
    After a climate crisis decimates civilization as we know it, two sisters trek across the post-apocalyptic wasteland with only an eccentric voice on their transistor radio for company. When another young girl stumbles upon their campsite, they must decide whether or not the newcomer can stay. Longing, reminiscence, and a desire for their past life bond the women together, while the looming dangers of the natural...
    After a climate crisis decimates civilization as we know it, two sisters trek across the post-apocalyptic wasteland with only an eccentric voice on their transistor radio for company. When another young girl stumbles upon their campsite, they must decide whether or not the newcomer can stay. Longing, reminiscence, and a desire for their past life bond the women together, while the looming dangers of the natural world threaten to take their lives.
  • The Laundry Play by Sarah Groustra
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Mental Health, anxiety + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Mental Health, anxiety, two hander, Therapy, love, Relationships
    David is a museum curator whose panic attacks have gone untreated for years. When he considers taking a job that will move him halfway across the country, this comes as a shock to his girlfriend, Eliza. Told largely through both characters' conversations with a therapist, The Laundry Play paints a portrait of a relationship on the verge of either connection or collapse, and the emotional landscape of...
    David is a museum curator whose panic attacks have gone untreated for years. When he considers taking a job that will move him halfway across the country, this comes as a shock to his girlfriend, Eliza. Told largely through both characters' conversations with a therapist, The Laundry Play paints a portrait of a relationship on the verge of either connection or collapse, and the emotional landscape of intimacy with clinical anxiety. 

    The Laundry Play was developed with Grub Street's Advanced Playwriting Intensive Workshop under the guidance of Kira Rockwell.

    The Laundry Play was workshopped with Yonder Window Theatre Company as a part of their 2022 Ascending Playwrights Program. 
  • Melody by Sarah Groustra
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: pregnancy, Birth + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: pregnancy, Birth, roe v wade, feminism, body horror
    An aging feminist recounts the story of Melody, a pregnant girl who appeared on her doorstep late one night.
  • Regis County Invitational Track Meet by Sarah Groustra
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Two ex-best friends sit on the sidelines of the Regis County Invitational Track Meet.
  • Hangups by Sarah Groustra
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: COVID, zoom play + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: COVID, zoom play, pandemic, romantic comedy
    Navigating a relationship in quarantine is difficult, especially when you don't know what that relationship is.