“But I can’t put my life on hold anymore. I’m 30 years old. At some point soon, I’ll get tied down, but now, right now, I’ve got to take my shot.”

At Sunday family dinner, Jeannie reveals to her younger sister her struggles with finding employment with all the restraints marriage and new motherhood impose. Annie is frustrated that her big sister wasn’t able to be there for her through a recent difficult break up. Annie finally reveals that she has decided to follow her life-long dream and has taken a job in Paris, even though it will take her away from her family.

Average Run Time: 15 minutes
Casting Breakdown:
ANNIE, Female, 30s, a photographer. Adventurous.
JEANNIE, Female, 30s, ANNIE’s older sister. A Professor of Political Science and a mother. Exhausted.

Genre: Drama
Set Requirements: Dining table

Production History:
2017, (Radio Format, under title “Macaroni au Fromage”)  Pequod Productions for Triangle Reading Service, North Carolina

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