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In the wake of tragedy and budget cuts, four teachers try to make it through a Monday.
Sara Jean Accuardi
Sara Jean Accuardi
Sara Jean Accuardi’s plays have been commissioned, developed, read, and workshopped at The Blank Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), Theatre Vertigo and Portland Center Stage (Portland, OR), Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (McCall, ID), Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, Northwestern University, and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company (Chicago, IL). Sara Jean is a member of the Dramatist Guild and LineStorm Playwrights. MFA: Northwestern University.
Plays
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Recommendations: 5··Cast:6Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more·Keyword: social media, friendship + 8 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, mystery/thriller, tragedyKeyword: social media, friendship, high school, teens, Mothers, peer pressure, growing up, coming of age, family, infidelity14-year-old Ellie is a good kid. It’s the worst. 25-year-old David is grown-up. It’s the worst. Tracy Maccarini's got it figured out, though. She's neither. Or both. Is it more dangerous to grow up too fast or too slowly?The Storyteller by Sara Jean Accuardi
·Cast:6Genre: adaptation, comedy + 7 more·Keyword: Fathers and Daughters, Homeless + 8 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersive, romantic comedy, tragedyKeyword: Fathers and Daughters, Homeless, Mothers, teens, coming of age, first love, growing up, letting go, family, Shakespeare"I have done nothing but in care of thee,
Of thee, my dear one—thee my daughter," - William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Randi has lived off the grid with her father for as long as she can remember. She knows better than to question things—at least, until recently. Now she wants to know everything. She wants to know her story. But who’s going to tell it?Portrait of the Widow Kinski by Sara Jean Accuardi
·Cast:4Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more·Keyword: memory, artist + 8 moreGenre: drama, fantasy, periodKeyword: memory, artist, art, role for an older actress, age, genius, friendship, second chances, marriage, violinA promising artist falls into obscurity. Decades later, his widow, once a promising artist herself, works tirelessly to find an audience for his neglected work. A chance encounter yields the possibility of a gallery show and a critical reexamination, but the opportunity to finally secure her husband's legacy forces her to take a hard look at the past.Love Scenes by Sara Jean Accuardi
·Cast:7–13Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: ensemble, love + 8 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedyKeyword: ensemble, love, community, Shakespeare, family, friendship, heartache, a play with music, apartment life, Relationships6 couples. 6 scenes. 1 apartment building. 24 hours. Ah, love.Cold Call by Sara Jean Accuardi
Recommendations: 1··Cast:3Genre: comedy·Keyword: 10-minute play, ticket sales + 4 moreGenre: comedyKeyword: 10-minute play, ticket sales, call center, telemarketing, theatre, comedyThe arts don’t sell themselves; somebody’s got to do it. A 10-minute play about the intersection of humanity and ticket sales.Rough Edge by Sara Jean Accuardi
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy·Keyword: food court, 1990s + 5 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedyKeyword: food court, 1990s, Tonya Harding, class, frozen yogurt, figure skating, AmbitionIt's 1994, and two Cool Temptations employees at Clackamas Town Center discuss the fate of Portland's most infamous Olympian.A Science Thing by Sara Jean Accuardi
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more·Keyword: 10-minute play, estranged parents + 8 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, dramaKeyword: 10-minute play, estranged parents, abandonment, second chances, science, blind date, role for a woman in her 60s, Heart, family, bittersweetA 10-minute play about the lasting marks our parents leave.Off Duty by Sara Jean Accuardi
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: drama, political·Keyword: 10-minute play, police + 6 moreGenre: drama, politicalKeyword: 10-minute play, police, single parent, friendship, relationship, lunch break, terrorism, law-enforcementA 10-minute play about two low-ranking police officers on their lunch break trying to make sense of the world and proceed as normal in the chaos of a catastrophic event.Ever-Fixed by Sara Jean Accuardi
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: drama·Keyword: 10-minute play, stalker + 7 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: 10-minute play, stalker, love, relationship, broken heart, ex-lovers, uncomfortable, fear, abuseA 10-minute play based on Shakespeare's sonnet 116.That Water Moment by Sara Jean Accuardi
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, drama·Keyword: 10-minute play, parenting + 5 moreGenre: dark comedy, dramaKeyword: 10-minute play, parenting, disability, special needs, disabled child, autism, birthday partyA 10-minute play about parenting and struggling with the unknown.
"Most touching was Sara Jean Accuardi’s “That Water Moment,” which hinged on the balance of frustration and faith in the lives of young parents (played by Kerry Ryan and Isaac Lamb) struggling with the care of a developmentally disabled child." - Marty Hughley, The OregonianWithout Ears by Sara Jean Accuardi
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: 10-minute play, art + 3 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimentalKeyword: 10-minute play, art, critics, absurd comedy, authenticityA 10-minute play about two critics attempting to think outside the box.