Synopsis

Danielle and Emily's 4-year-old daughter, Macie, shows a promising artistic gift. When gallery owner Rebecca convinces the couple to start displaying and selling Macie's paintings, playtime starts to get serious. Is Macie a prodigy, or just a kid who likes to paint? Can Danielle and Emily's marriage weather Macie's newfound fame? The characters grapple with these and other questions as they traverse the complicated world of old flames, private elementary schools, and modern art.

Characters

3 women, late 20s-early 40s, open to all ethnicities

DANIELLE - A painer; Macie’s mom; Married to Emily
EMILY - An accountant; Macie’s mom; Married to Danielle
REBECCA - A gallery owner; Danielle’s high school friend; Unattached

Playwright Bio

Anna Schutz is a proud founding member of Brown Paper Box Co. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently working towards her Masters in Nonprofit Management at DePaul University. She has worked in Chicago as an actor, singer, & arts administrator for the last decade. Her backstage work with BPBCo. includes production managing and stage managing various productions as well as creating, coordinating, and hosting "The Broad-Way: A Ladies Cabaret" and "Brown Paper Bash: 5 Year Anniversary" special events. Thank you for supporting new work!

Production History

Canceled due to COVID - Production at Brown Paper Box Co.
May 2019 - Staged Reading with Dandelion Theatre at Theatre Wit
​November 2017 - Stage Reading co-sponsored by Brown Paper Box Co. and DePaul University's Women and Genders Studies Department
August 2017 -  Selected as one of three projects for League of Chicago Theatres' Bright Angel Creative Retreat

Staged Reading by DePaul University

Staged Reading by Dandelion Theatre

League of Chicago Theaters Retreat

League of Chicago Theaters Retreat