News clubbed thumbs summerworks new plays festival will offer works by jenny schwartz, ariel stess and peggy stafford. That was certainly true in gods ear, jenny schwartzs 2007 play about a couple dealing with the loss of a child. The story of how the death of a son shatters a marriage, this haunting, funny play manages to turn language into a. Playwright jenny schwartz somewhere fun brings an element of surprise to the familiar theme of a family trying to cope with the loss of a child in her drama, gods ear. Long story short, read the play heres a list of reasons why its crucial to read the play before auditions. Dear god, i seem to have found something that is yours. Gods ear has been produced nationally and internationally, from lisbon, portugal to boise, idaho to sydney, australia. Jenny schwartzs 2007 play gods ear floored audiences nationally and internationally, establishing her place among the most innovative and virtuosic writers in the contemporary landscape. Gods ear by jenny schwartz with an introduction by edward albee this ode to love, loss and the routines of life has the economy and drywit of a sondheim love song schwartz is a real talent and she is trying something ambitious in her very modern way, she is making a rather oldfashioned case for the power of the written word. Mar 17, 2008 the 2008 susan smith blackburn prize has been awarded to judith thompson for palace of the end, marking the first time a canadian writer has received the honor, given annually to recognize women. The characters try their hardest to reach out to one another, but socially prescribed behaviors and language, meant to help them, never quite do. Gods ear tries to explain the unbearable, if only in fragments.
May 25, 2010 in the same spirit, jenny schwartzs marvelous and poetic play gods ear, now at shotgun players, takes the mundanity of our american life right now, and uses our overused aphorisms, slogans, platitudes, affirmations, icons, embarrassments, and anomalies and turns them into poetry. Words gush forth in torrents, spewing up like geysers on a ghostly plain, in gods ear, an arrestingly odd new play by jenny schwartz that will surely fascinate many, even as it. Jenny schwartzs 2007 play gods ear floored audiences nationally and internationally, establishing her place among the most innovative and virtuosic writers in. Heart of a dog by mikhail bulgakov, adapted by frank galati soldering on by alan bennett a dramatic monologue cat on a hot tin roof by tennessee williams a streetcar named desire by tennessee williams portrait of a madonna by tennessee williams the cherry orchard by anton chekov an enemy of the people by henrik ibsen clara by arthur miller extremities by. Two of jennys plays, intervals and cause for alarm, were part of the new york fringe festival, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. These, one to one and a half minute, monologues are perfect for auditioning for one of our school muiscal productions.
Playwrights perspectives an excerpt from god s ear by jenny schwartz. Dramatic interpretation pieces speech and debate forensics. Jenny schwartzs plays include gods ear, somewhere fun, and cause for alarm. That day, i experienced jenny schwartzs gods ear for the first time. When i read the first draft of jenny schwartzs gods ear, i felt the excitement that happens when you know you are encountering a major new playwright. Exceptional monologues 2 for men and women concord.
The young playwright jenny schwartz clearly wants to engage our emotions with gods ear, her new play about a couple whose son drowns in a swimming lake. Simpson, who directs gods ear, has an eye for the elegantly surreal, and author jenny schwartz not to be confused with local playwright lenny schwartz has crafted an absurdly poetic and often darkly humorous study of a family struggling to cope with the death of a son. She is the recipient of a grant from the lincoln center lecomte du nuoy foundation and is the 20072008 recipient of the dorothy stresling foundation. Francine volpe god s ear 2, jenny schwartz great falls, lee blessing guardians 2, peter morris the. Get that guy a hearing aid arts san luis obispo new. God s ear by jenny schwartz gorgons by don nigro in the sawtooths by dano madden karlaboy by steven peros kosher lutherans by william missouri downs. Apr 18, 2008 words gush forth in torrents, spewing up like geysers on a ghostly plain, in gods ear, an arrestingly odd new play by jenny schwartz that will surely fascinate many, even as it.
The story of a young couple whose marriage begins to unravel after the death of their young son, the play was constructed in part from the juxtaposition and repetition of cliche and idiom. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In order to set up a list of libraries that you have access to, you must first login or sign up. Oct 28, 2008 when a mother tells her daughter that, on the night of her birth, it was snowing and raining at the exact same time, it is impossible to believe that jenny schwartz 95, the writer of god.
Schwartz center puts on alumnas original drama the. Gods ear tickets in philadelphia, pa, united states. Emma steiger performs lenoras monologue from god s ear by jenny schwartz at open dress rehearsal for muhlenberg colleges senior showcase. Not when he is that great judge of israel, but when he is just a young boy in training in the home of eli. God s ear has been produced nationally and internationally, from lisbon, portugal to boise, idaho to sydney, australia. This one was started by jonathan toussaint of the incredible mixed magic theatre, and rudy ru who has worked at basically every theater in ri. She was at my bedside, all white and glowing, rocking in my grannies old chair. Jenny schwartz s play god s ear was produced offoff broadway in may 2007 and moved offbroadway in april 2008.
Somewhere fun, by jenny schwartz, at vineyard theater the. Somewhere fun will receive its world premiere at the vineyard theatre in the. Gods ear tries to explain the unbearable, if only in. The actors book of monologues for women by various. Jenny schwartzs play gods ear was produced offoff broadway in may 2007 and moved offbroadway in april 2008. Actress tamara hickey is talking about the process of working on jenny schwartzs enigmatic play gods ear when she hits upon a telling phrase. Quick questions with kevin and chris the contemporary. Imagine the accidental death of a childand the shattering. Jenny schwartz s 2007 play gods ear floored audiences nationally and internationally, establishing her place among the most innovative and virtuosic writers in the contemporary landscape. Jenny schwartzs tragicomic play gods ear creates poetry from cliches. Gods ear marks the debut of jenny schwartz, an indelibly clever playwri. Interview with jenny schwartz, author of somewhere fun. Ghost of a chance by flip kobler, cindy marcus, paperback. Also, i am in love with lanies did you know monologue.
Kate mulgrew, left, and kathleen chalfant play two old friends who run into each other on a manhattan street in somewhere fun, a surreal new play by jenny schwartz at the vineyard theater. Description the five pieces in this collectionmonologues by the apostle john, mary magdalene, and two monologues by the apostle peter, along with a monologueconversation of joseph of arimathea with nicodemuscan be used either individually or as a unified whole. Schwartz center puts on alumnas original drama the cornell. The catamounts present gods ear by jenny schwartz, the heartbreaking and hilariously surreal story of one familys journey through grief. In the show, an extended monologue reaches ludicrous heights as a wife seeks to. Read gods ear by jenny schwartz for free with a 30 day free trial. In gods ear, a unique vocabulary to express loss the. In the show, an extended monologue reaches ludicrous heights as a. Here is the second scene from my third term performance night at iaft that stars me and eli. Judith thompson wins susan smith blackburn prize for palace. No monologue collection books no force emotions cry, yell or scream unless the piece requires it based on text. November 17, 2015 sharing the love as ever, the hobbits at ground control are busily ferriting about to bring you the swankiest setpieces, snow flakes and rain drops we can, big shout out to the production team, who are playing a blinder, winning the hard yards, and other sports.
The best womens stage monologues of 2008 best womens stage. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Full length play, dark comedy 3f the fairytale lives of russian girls. Gods ear, as a play, is neither fish nor fowl at points, the actors sing wistful, bizarre gems with live. You and polly will live to see the day when there will not be an english soldier on the soil of france. Jul 19, 2018 july 19, 2018 february 24, 2020 joseph arnone audition monologues for young male artists, monologue stories from teenage guy, questioning god s existence male teen monologue, short 1 minute teen guy audition monologues, the spiritual side of a young teen male monologue, what young teen males think about monologue. Interview with jenny schwartz, author of gods ear vineyard. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gods ear. The introductions to each follow the headings characters, scene, and time. Gods ear by jenny schwartz book read online scribd. Jenny schwartz s play god s ear was produced in new york by new georges and the vineyard theatre. In gods ear, a couple suffers a tragic accident, and their grief propels them into a fantastical world where the tooth fairy sings, their flight attendant is a cross dresser, and gi joe offers family counseling.
May 08, 2015 a few months ago at the stalking the essay, conference at columbia university, marilynne robinson spoke about the lost cultural civilization of the midwest, and americas habit of forgetting its own history. A great deal of humour comes through characters such as gi joe, the tooth fairy, and a transvestite. Im ron hutchcraft and i want to have a word with you today about talking with god monologue or dialogue. When a mother tells her daughter that, on the night of her birth, it was snowing and raining at the exact same time, it is impossible to believe that jenny schwartz 95, the writer of god. In the same spirit, jenny schwartzs marvelous and poetic play gods ear, now at shotgun players, takes the mundanity of our american life right now, and uses our overused aphorisms, slogans, platitudes, affirmations, icons, embarrassments, and anomalies and turns them into poetry. Its in the process of being being produced and directed by colm summers, who will be the first to bring it to an irish audience. Then set up a personal list of libraries from your profile page by clicking on your user name at the top right of any screen. Mar 29, 2009 new monologue books for actors and those who like monolgues. Apr 01, 2008 jenny schwartz s play god s ear was produced offoff broadway in may 2007 and moved offbroadway in april 2008. I was the plan from the very beginning and you are part of the plan. Scenes still surface out of kris stones deepbluetiled. In one of the most virtuosic monologues of the theater season, christina kirk. Through the skillfully disarming use of cliched language and homilies, the. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Caitlyn montanye parrish giftbox 2, francine volpe gods ear 2, jenny schwartz great falls, lee blessing guardians 2, peter morris the hopper collection, mat smart hunting and gathering 2, brooke berman in our name, elena hartwell in the shadow of my son, nadine bernard joy. Jun 05, 20 kate mulgrew, left, and kathleen chalfant play two old friends who run into each other on a manhattan street in somewhere fun, a surreal new play by jenny schwartz at the vineyard theater. Anna and august by don zolidis the unknown part of the ocean by sheri wilner soldering on by alan bennett a dramatic monologue cat on a hot tin roof by tennessee williams a streetcar named desire by tennessee williams portrait of a madonna by tennessee williams the cherry orchard by anton chekov an enemy of the people by henrik ibsen clara by arthur miller extremities by. For others, you dont quite understand what all it means. The premise of gods ear a couple have lost their 10yearold son to a swimming accident is not original, but playwright jenny schwartzs treatment is. Gods ear, an arrestingly odd new play by jenny schwartz, is receiving.
When jenny schwartz premiered gods ear off off broadway at the adventurous new georges in 2007, and later at the vineyard theatre, she was hailed as a playwright to reckon with. Interview with jenny schwartz, author of somewhere fun vineyard. Exceptional monologues 2 for men and women concord theatricals. Gurney is that a gun in your pocket by carol mullen measure for pleasure. God s ear marks the debut of jenny schwartz, an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhythm alexis soloski, the village voice. In riveting gods ear, there are many words for grief. Gods ear by jenny schwartz is an imaginative play about the grieving process that breaks the boundaries of theatre. God s ear by jenny schwartz is with hugo roch and 2 others. Gods ear written by jenny schwartz directed by kasi campbell. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Her plays include cause for alarm and gods ear, which was produced by the vineyard and new georges in 2008, and has gone on to be produced around the world. Playwrights perspectives an excerpt from gods ear by jenny schwartz. But i will teach them all to fight that the will of god may be done in france. It floats in a spaceless, timeless atmosphere of loss.
Director anne kauffman makes it to broadway, but not the. I saw gods ear in somerville this weekend and im hearing what shes hearing. But when he meets a dancer named alexia, the two discover together that the toughest fight may be not be of the body, but of the heart. English version by carmen rivera lions by vince melocchi living room in africa by bathsheba doran make believe by kristin anna froberg masked by michael taub men of tortuga by jason wells. Gods ear, an arrestingly odd new play by jenny schwartz, is receiving a superbly realized production at the vineyard theater. But her methods gratingly repetitive language, cold spotlights, absurdist flourishes prove so distancing that we never connect with the forlorn parents.
Lenoras monologue from gods ear by jenny schwartz, performed by christine cauchon. At the dairy center for the arts, september 29, 30. Jun 25, 2017 that was certainly true in god s ear, jenny schwartz s 2007 play about a couple dealing with the loss of a child. Jenny schwartz jenny schwartzs play gods ear was produced in new york by new georges and the vineyard theatre. She is the recipient of a grant from the lincoln center lecomte du nuoy foundation and is the 20072008. Two years ago, a friend called to inform me that he had just discovered the first great play of the 21st centurygods ear by jenny schwartz. Gods ear november 23, 2015 performing arts gods ear is a play by the american playwright jenny schwartz. The monologue contained the words somewhere fun, so i took that as a sign. Jesus character i have something very important that i want to share with you. Whispering these matters in gods ear, hasnt helped much, but they keep going, and through it all, their daughter stuck with the aftershocks of the devastation, keeps popping along with hope and optimism for a better tomorrow. Gods ear by jenny schwartz overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Clubbed thumbs summerworks new plays festival will offer. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A few nights ago, i was in bed, sleeping i think, and then she was there. Stageagent works best if you use one of the modern browsers listed below. Remember at dandylyon drama, we know it takes guts to audition, so we give you a role just for showing up.
The story of a young couple whose marriage begins to unravel after the death of their young son, the play was constructed in part from. Jenny schwartzs play gods ear was produced in new york by new georges and the vineyard theatre. Gods ear marks the debut of jenny schwartz, an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhythm alexis soloski, the village voice. A few months ago at the stalking the essay, conference at columbia university, marilynne robinson spoke about the lost cultural civilization of the midwest, and americas habit of forgetting its own history. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. An excerpt from gods ear by jenny schwartz trailers. The story follows a family in the aftermath of the tragic drowning of their son. Schwartz is the recipient of the american academy of arts and letters benjamin h. The poetic high point of jenny schwartzs gods ear, a formally. Jonathan wald, interviewed new yorkbased playwright jenny schwartz. It came to our attention that most teenage actors dont read the plays their monologues are from.
A diverse collection of monologues featuring the voices of women through the ages drawn from poetry, fiction, diaries, journals, and documents of public record, these selections, although not originally intended for theatrical or cinematic performances, offer unique dramatic opportunities for actors, speakers, students, or anyone interested in. Director anne kauffman makes it to broadway, but not the way. Dead mans cell phone by sarah ruhl, the 39 steps by patrick barlow. Two of jenny s plays, intervals and cause for alarm, were part of the new york fringe festival, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. The best womens stage monologues of 2008 best womens stage monologues monologue audition lawrence harbison on. Exceptional monologues 2 includes such titles and authors as. Bulrusher by eisa davis apostasy by gino diiorio stain by tony glazer the trials and. A delicate balance by edward albee they knew what they wanted by sidney howard if booth had missed by arthur goodman gods ear by jenny schwartz the old maid by zoe akins. Schwartz has surely been inspired by various canonical playwrights of the. Through the skillfully disarming use of cliched language and homilies, the play explores with subtle grace and depth the way the death of a child tears one family apart, while showcasing the. So, this scene is from a play written by jenny schwartz called gods ear. As with gods ear, jenny has created a universe that is at once truthful and. Lisa mcgee girls and dolls, jenny schwartz god s ear and polly stenham that face. Mar, 2014 news clubbed thumb s summerworks new plays festival will offer works by jenny schwartz, ariel stess and peggy stafford.
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