Recommended Reading for Girls by Ellen Struve

(7)
Productions (12)
Comedy/Drama
|
70 - 80 minutes
7 W, 
Set: A bedroom and a living room.

Amy Saunders already has a lot on her mind when she arrives at her childhood home. Reeling from a recent layoff and a broken heart, she is staying over to help her mother through a round of chemo. So when Anne of Green Gables inexplicably shows up, it may well be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Somehow, all the heroines from Amy's favorite childhood novels, from A Little Princess to Heidi, have appeared in her house--and just to make things even more perplexing, her sister Jackie can see them too. As Jackie worries about the baby she's having soon and the sisters' mom Marilynn questions her own path, will the three Saunders women be able to become the heroines of their own stories? Recommended Reading for Girls is a winning love letter to family and literature that brims with humor and heart.

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Play Details

Amy Saunders already has a lot on her mind when she arrives at her childhood home. Reeling from a recent layoff and a broken heart, she is staying over to help her mother through a round of chemo. So when Anne of Green Gables inexplicably shows up, it may well be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Somehow, all the heroines from Amy's favorite childhood novels, from A Little Princess to Heidi, have appeared in her house--and just to make things even more perplexing, her sister Jackie can see them too. As Jackie worries about the baby she's having soon and the sisters' mom Marilynn questions her own path, will the three Saunders women be able to become the heroines of their own stories? Recommended Reading for Girls is a winning love letter to family and literature that brims with humor and heart.

  • Comedy/Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 7 W, 
  • Set: A bedroom and a living room.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-916-0

Production History

APR 20, 2024 - MAY 05, 2024
ELATE
North Hollywood, CA United States
ELATE North Hollywood, CA United States
JAN 18, 2024 - JAN 21, 2024
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD United States
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD United States
NOV 29, 2023 - DEC 03, 2023
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX United States
Texas Woman's University Denton, TX United States
NOV 12, 2023 - NOV 12, 2023
Star on the Mountain Theatrical Productions
El Paso, TX United States
Star on the Mountain Theatrical Productions El Paso, TX United States
MAR 03, 2023 - MAR 04, 2023
The Cottage Theatre
Watauga, TX United States
The Cottage Theatre Watauga, TX United States
FEB 23, 2023 - FEB 25, 2023
The Cottage Theatre
Watauga, TX United States
The Cottage Theatre Watauga, TX United States
FEB 11, 2022 - FEB 13, 2022
Pequot Lakes Community Education
Pequot Lakes, MN United States
Pequot Lakes Community Education Pequot Lakes, MN United States
JUN 20, 2021 - JUN 20, 2021
The Children's Theatre Project
Richmond Hill, ON Canada
The Children's Theatre Project Richmond Hill, ON Canada
JAN 07, 2021 - JAN 08, 2021
Largo High School
Largo, FL United States
Largo High School Largo, FL United States
NOV 06, 2020 - NOV 06, 2020
Red Oak High School
RED OAK, TX United States
Red Oak High School RED OAK, TX United States
JAN 01, 2019 - JAN 31, 2019
Millard South High School
Omaha, NE United States
Millard South High School Omaha, NE United States
MAY 01, 2013 - MAY 31, 2013
Omaha Community Playhouse
Omaha, NE United States
Omaha Community Playhouse Omaha, NE United States
APR 20, 2024 - MAY 05, 2024
ELATE
North Hollywood, CA United States
ELATE North Hollywood, CA United States
No professional productions.

Awards (3)

O'Neill Playwrights Conference Semi-finalist

Theater Arts Guild Best New Script 2013

Great Plains Theatre Conference Stage Write Award 2011

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