Crooked
by Catherine Trieschmann

Name: Crooked
Brand: Catherine Trieschmann
SKU: 9780573663857
Rating: 3.67 (81 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

90 mins Present Day All Women Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the play's exploration of complex themes like adolescence, family, and relationships. Many highlight the vivid characters and the mix of humor and heartfelt moments. However, some feel that the narrative lacks depth and clear focus, making it less impactful for certain audiences.

Complex characters and relationships Humorous yet heartfelt Thought-provoking themes Lack of depth and clarity

Synopsis

Dramatic Comedy / 3fFourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford Mississippi with a twisted back a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer.

When she befriends Maribel Purdy a fervent believer in the power of Jesus Christ to save her from the humiliations of high school Laney embarks on a hilarious spiritual and sexual journey that challenges her mother's secular worldview and threatens to tear their fragile relationship apart."The work of a big accomplished writer's voice...a gem

Press Reviews

"Gorgeous almost beyond belief."
— The London Times

"The work of a big accomplished writer's voice...a gem of a discovery."
— The New York Times

"This is a wonderfully neat play, at once simple and complex, grappling with big issues - matters of faith, fantasy and the flesh - while keeping its sneakers firmly planted on the suburban topsoil of adolescent angst and domestic frictions."
— The Daily Telegraph

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Elise Waters 40s; Laney’s mother.	female	40s	40s; Laney’s mother.
Maribel Purdy 16; Laney’s friend; chubby and radiant.	—	—	16; Laney’s friend; chubby and radiant.
Laney Waters 14; has dystonia, which causes one of her shoulders to draw up, as though she has a slightly hunched back.	female	—	14; has dystonia, which causes one of her shoulders to draw up, as though she has a slightly hunched back.