Audience

(Cast: 1f, 1m)

An eight minute comic play ideal for a festival situation. John persuades a reluctant Jenna to “try” the upcoming show. As they wait for the performance to start they bicker about his passion for theatre, but their fight reveals the cracks in their relationship. Will he choose theatre or her?

First produced at the Tarragon Theatre Spring Arts Fair, Toronto, May, 1998. Director: Tanja Jacobs.

Published in Snappy Shorts at Tarragon Theatre, compiled by Andy McKim. Playwrights Canada Press, 2004.

Semi-finalist in Title Wave Theatre of Ohio’s short play competition, 2004.

A staged reading of Audience was presented as part of International Women’s Day Celebrations on March 8, 2007 at Gallery 202, Westerville, Ohio. The event was organized by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute of the The Ohio State University. More info.

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