JOLIE LONDON-GLICKMAN
playwright / educator
LIKE & SUBSCRIBE
3F, 1M
If you follow beauty influencers on YouTube, Breauna Grant is a name you know. Her success has granted her a lavish lifestyle, and she’s more than willing to share it with her recovering-addict older sister, Seren. She even lets Seren invite a friend fresh out of prison to stay at the mansion— and no one can say that’s not nice. But as her boyfriend and the new guest clash, the lines of who-deserves-what start to smudge.
POKER IN A HOUSE WITH WOMEN
3F, 2M
At 32 years old, Isaac is dead. His family— mother, brother, sister, pregnant widow, and formally estranged father— observe traditional shiva practices, honoring his recent transition from a culturally Jewish upbringing to Modern Orthodoxy. But it’s the fourth day of seven, a shelter-in-place warning is issued, and with each drink, his mother’s tongue loosens. As the family clings to the memory of Isaac’s goodness, some things refuse to stay buried.
PLEASERS
4F, 1M
Eleanor is gay, she says. Alma isn’t, she says. And Maria, Alma’s recently divorced mother, is crashing at their apartment. Alma’s boyfriend asks the wrong questions about Eleanor’s stripping career; Maria asks the rights ones. And anyway, Alma's already heard all of Eleanor’s theories on love and sexuality... it’s nice to have a new set of ears.
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
4F, 1M
Turns out, high school boys aren't the only ones trying to get laid. Filthy, funny, and relentlessly honest, this provocative new play follows four New York teens as they stumble towards the brink of womanhood. Together they do their best to navigate their newfound sexuality, autonomy, and all that it means to grow up girl in the digital age. This is unapologetic girlhood... and it isn't always pretty.
IN HEAT
4F, 1M
Margo and Bridget are in love. But when Bridget’s older sister seeks refuge with them after a sudden split from her husband, their eight-year relationship suddenly finds itself under scrutiny— which, frankly, isn’t necessary. Yes, Margo is sleeping with a man from work, and yes, Bridget is devoted to a bottle of bourbon, but that’s neither here nor there; Margo and Bridget are in love.
AS AN INTELLIGENT PERSON, A PLAY IN VERBATIM
4 adults any gender, 2 girls, 2 boys
It’s 1994, and Harvard professor and psychiatrist Dr. John Mack travels to Ruwa, Zimbabwe, after over 60 children report seeing a UFO land near their school playground. As colleagues in the academic and psychiatric communities raise concerns about Mack's work— which posits these might be real, otherworldly encounters rather than an obvious mental health crisis— Harvard launches an internal review. Sure, the kids are saying 'this is my experience,' but here's an adult, endorsing their delusion.