THE WISH
by Crystal Adaway
Barbara has been wishing for the same impossible thing for twelve long, bitter years. For her 50th birthday, Barbara’s plucky daughter, Bonnie, concocts an elaborate, and not entirely legal, scheme to make that wish finally come true. Will her combative sister, Lyla, bring it all crashing down? This dark comedy explores the twists and turns of family dynamics, love, choices, and accountability.
- Cast Size: 1M 3W
- Running Time: Under an Hour
- Royalty Rate: $50 per performance
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About the Playwright
Crystal Adaway is a playwright, producer, screenwriter, editor, artist, and former teacher. The Wish was a winner of Dominion Stage’s 2023 Playwriting Competition. Her other plays include To Be Still, a full-length drama produced by Pipeline Playwrights (pipelineplaywrights.org) in October 2024, and The Christmas Card, a short comedy featured in the 2019 DC Capital Fringe Festival. Her first screenplay, Bangers & Mash, was a finalist in the Virginia Film Office’s Screenwriting Competition. Crystal is an alumna of the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive and a member of Honor Roll! and The Dramatists Guild. A freelance editor and graphic designer for more than 30 years, she operates WorthyNotes Writing & Editing: www.worthy-notes.com.
Fun and Horror flow with abundance in Crystal Adaway’s new dramady, “The Wish.” A near perfect blend. Mix in a birthday celebration, a family of disFUNcitional parents and daughters, and you’ve got one pickle of a play. This one deserves tons of productions. It’s that good!
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