Her First Screen Test

Ten-minute drama / 1w

A young vaudeville performer prepares to audition for the new, threatening medium of the moving picture. 

This monologue was commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville and was performed at the Humana Festival of New American Plays as part of the Snapshot anthology.

REVIEWS

"A terrific collection of perspectives—both directly and indirectly inspired by the photo, ranging from serious to sassy”

—Back Stage

"Disturbingly funny and thought-provoking . . . You cannot show up expecting to be entertained without doing a little bit of brain work. And how better to start that off than to challenge the ideals encased in stone and superficially embraced by the millions of visitors to Mount Rushmore."

—V. Paul Virtucio, Duluth News Tribune

"In many ways, the photograph, as central to each play, helped to produce an intriguing fractal view of the country."

—Andy Propst, American Theater Web