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 she doesn't want to talk about why she abandoned her career. In fact, she doesn't want to talk about it so badly that she hasn't spoken or sung about anything in months. Jess's 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 stay silent, while also making friends with a young teenager who breaks into their beach house. Jess is haunted by the events that led up to her vow of silence, even as she is battered by her sister's insecurities and troubled by signs of abuse marking her new friend's face. As tensions rise, Jess knows there are words that have to be spoken; she's just hoping she has the right ones.
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