Broken Bluebird
CHARACTERS 2F, 30-50
SETTING a beauty salon in a small southern town
SYNOPSIS Mabel’s last customer of the day turns out to be her old childhood friend, Sherry. After all these years, Sherry is still haunted by the past. And Mabel will do anything—anything—to make her forget.
LENGTH 10-minute play
HISTORY & RECOGNITION “Broken Bluebird” was selected for inclusion in the New Play Development Workshop as part of the 2021 American Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, and staged during the 2021 Central Pennsylvania Theatre and Dance Festival in State College, PA. In 2022, it was part of an evening of staged readings at the Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center in Bonita Springs, FL (re-titled “Swim Buddies”).