Maytag Virgin
by Audrey Cefaly

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Highlights

120 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Exterior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Two porches.

Two people.

One collision course with everything they’ve been avoiding.

Set in small-town Alabama, this emotionally charged and darkly funny two-hander delivers Southern charm with Shakespearean tension.

Think Sweet Home Alabama meets Taming of the Shrew – a slow-sparking collision between two smart, guarded schoolteachers on neighboring porches.

Lizzy Nash, recently widowed and sharp as a tack, meets her quiet match in Jack Key, a steady, soft-spoken newcomer with secrets of his own.

What begins as cautious small talk deepens into something richer and riskier: a story of loss, wit, and the quiet danger of being truly seen.

Maytag Virgin offers visceral emotional payoff with strong box office appeal – a love story with bite and ballast.

Why Maytag Virgin Is a Top Choice for Literary Managers and Artistic Directors A love story for people who think they’ve missed their chance, Maytag Virgin offers quiet transformation, earned laughter, and a deep sigh of relief.

Press Reviews

"One of theater’s most profound love stories… “Audrey Cefaly’s unflinchingly honest story is one no one should miss; take your mom and ’dem and don’t miss it!"

— DC Metro Theatre Arts

"Profound… unflinchingly honest."

— DC Metro Theatre Arts

"It plumbs the depths of human emotion."

— Florida Weekly

"A witty and earnest meditation on how people connect... and what it is to move on."

— DC Theatre Scene

"Strikingly beautiful."

— Theatre Bloom

Characters

Character
Jack Key

High school physics teacher, 30s-40s, Southern (Alabama)

Elizabeth “Lizzy” Nash

High school English teacher, 30s-40s, Southern (Alabama)

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Maytag Virgin – Aurora Theatre Highlights

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573706202
ISBN-10 0573706204

Maytag Virgin is a comedy play written by Audrey Cefaly and published by Samuel French .

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