ALL THINGS BRIGHT
by Jill Maynard
Cash-strapped Al is working way too many hours and his health is on the line. Chronically unemployed wife Claire is harboring a debilitating secret. Disaffected daughter Ashley is failing to launch. Meanwhile Aunt Barb is besieged by Tea Party terrorists at the abortion clinic where she works and Uncle Art – confounded by an aggressive influx of Brooklyn hipsters – threatens to pack up his landscaping business and leave town. When Barb discovers Ashley’s got an illicit side hustle, Ashley makes a shattering revelation. From the shock waves of the 2008 financial crisis to the storm surge of Election Day 2016, an American family struggles to keep their heads above water. When did it get so hard just to get by?
- Cast Size: 2M 3W
- Running Time: 60+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Jill Maynard’s plays have been produced from New York to LA, where her drama CAFFEINE SOCIETY won an LA Dramalog award for Best Play. Regional production credits include I GOT SHOES, commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville and produced by Summerworks/U Mass. at Amherst; TRY THIS AT HOME (Aery Theatre Festival, Garrison, NY); and FREE SHIPPING EVERY DAY (Axial Theatre, Pleasantville, NY). Recent stage and Zoom productions include SUNDAY.n/j (Depot Theatre, Garrison, NY); INEZ & ALICE CONSORT (Spark Creative Works, Huntington, NY); DESIGNATED DRIVER (New Deal Creative Arts, Hyde Park, NY); and GETTING BACK TO SWITZERLAND (Stage Left, Spokane, WA). A former member of The Women’s Project in New York, she’s a three-time finalist for the Heideman Award and a finalist for the FDG/CBS New Plays Award. Her work has been published by Smith & Kraus and Next Stage Press. As an actress, Jill has worked in film and TV, where she originated the role of Mavis Davis in the long-running comedy series “Doc,” as well as appearing on New York and regional stages.
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