“Devil might have to climb an extra foot or so to get her, but I figger she’s prolly worth it to him.”
For these sisters, freedom has to start with a hole in the ground.
Standing over a freshly dug open grave, Kylie reveals to her newly returned older sister Lala all that happened after Lala fled home to escape their father’s abuse.
Average Run Time: 10 minutes
Casting Breakdown: 2F (early 20s)
KYLIE: A young woman. 18. Resilient. Loyal. Hard.
LALA: KYLIE’s older sister. 22. Damaged, but surviving. Soft.
Genre: Drama, Dark humor
Set Requirements: None
Production History:
2024, Short +Sweet Hollywood, California (Semifinalist)
2024, Short + Sweet Sydney, Australia
2023, The Humanity Festival, New Albany Performing Arts Center, New Albany, Indiana
2022, Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre & Dance 2022-2023 Season, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2022, The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Grace is available at the New Play Exchange , or in The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival 2022: The Short Plays, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at various other bookshops, or by request (use the contact form below).
Averi White & Katherine Tewksbury, Short & Sweet Hollywood 2024. Photo: @labrujacreative / Veronica Rosas.
Pictured: Louisa Frey and Rachel Street. Photo: TheatreWorks of So In.
“The most unusual piece of the evening, at least in terms of tone, was Wendy Gough Soroka’s Grace, directed by Emily Grimany. One part violent murder (before the play begins), one part sexual abuse trauma, and one part sisters bonding in a fierce fashion, it makes manifest the image of a dark and bloody ground and boldly merges it with women’s empowerment.”
Flyer from the 2024 Short + Sweet Festival, Hollywood.
Flyer from the 2024 Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney, designed by PJ Collins with ChatGPT.