The Mistakes Madeline Made
by Elizabeth Meriwether

Name: The Mistakes Madeline Made
Brand: Elizabeth Meriwether
SKU: 9780822221722
Rating: 3.7 (30 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

One Act45 minsFlexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and depth of the play, finding it both funny and emotionally resonant. Many enjoy the open interpretation it allows for directors, contributing to diverse productions and performances. The writing, reminiscent of the creator's style from 'New Girl', resonates well with fans of the show.

Humorous and deep storytellingOpen to directorial interpretationRelatable main character's journeySome lines may feel repetitive

Synopsis

Mr. Weller is a bold and productive dramatist.

--NY Times.

The best thing about Weller's play is that it offers no easy answers for making a relationship work.

Its shades of gray are less than comforting but realistic as husband and wife struggle to des

ThemesAnger--Drama Anger Hygiene--Drama Hygiene Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations--Drama Rich people--Social life and customs--Drama Rich people--Social life and customs PS3613.E756 M57 2006

Press Reviews

"Crisply assured style and brainy content…which charts the breakdown of a newly minted college grad on her first brain-numbing job—suggests a bright future for this scribe…Meriwether's gift as a playwright is her ability to take what is familiar and real and view it through the distorted lens of absurdism. MISTAKES takes a good hard look at how the world appears to a generation of smart young kids. From a safe distance, the picture is savagely funny. But when you get close enough, it looks like hell.“ —Variety. ”The wounded characters reveal themselves to each other and to us via startling emotional juxtapositions; quietly disquieting confessions of pathos and loss are scattered among their oddball interactions. Every element of this production coheres into a successful whole."
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