Songbird
Readings:
Union, NJ, Virtual Reading, 2021
Union, NJ, 2020
New York City, NY, 2019
Union, NJ, Virtual Reading, 2021
Union, NJ, 2020
New York City, NY, 2019
Notable:
Finalist - 2022 Henley Rose Playwriting Competition for Women
Finalist - 2020/2021 Premiere Stages at Kean University
Finalist - 2022 Henley Rose Playwriting Competition for Women
Finalist - 2020/2021 Premiere Stages at Kean University
Jess is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter who doesn't want to talk about why she abandoned her career. In fact, she has no desire to speak - or sing - at all. For months, Jess hasn't uttered a single word, note, or syllable, but her sister, Brit, thinks a beach trip to their old family vacation spot is just the trick to get Jess to open up. What Brit doesn't expect is for her sister to remain selectively mute while making friends with a young teenager who breaks into their beach house. Jess is haunted by the events that led to her vow of silence, even as she is battered by her sister's insecurities, and troubled by the signs of abuse on her new friend's face. As tensions rise, the unlikely friendship brings an abuser to their doorstep and Jess knows that the time to be silent is over. The time to speak up for herself and for others has begun.
You can read Songbird on New Play Exchange or request a free perusal copy here.
Characters:
JESS, a former singer who has gone silent
BRIT, Jess’s sister, older by 5-10 years
HARRY, a woman about Jess’s age; her best friend and manager
BOY, around the age of 12 or 13
MAN, the boy's father
You can read Songbird on New Play Exchange or request a free perusal copy here.
Characters:
JESS, a former singer who has gone silent
BRIT, Jess’s sister, older by 5-10 years
HARRY, a woman about Jess’s age; her best friend and manager
BOY, around the age of 12 or 13
MAN, the boy's father