Fruitful

a short comedy

A lemon is expecting. Her partner, a red pepper, has discovered the Law of Color Mixing. He predicts their baby will be orange.

Characters
Female
JAUNE, a mature lemon
ORA, a young orange
Male
FRED, a mature red pepper

Setting
A garden

(reading)
New Play Contest
The Chameleon Theatre Circle
Theatre In The Round
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 4, 2023

Directed by Brad Donaldson

(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
April 24, 2022

Cast: Michelle Lily (Jaune), Maille-Rose Smith (Ora), Mark Jeffries (Fred)

Video of Michelle Lily (Jaune), Maille-Rose Smith (Ora) and Mark Jeffries (Fred)

(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
April 17, 2022

Cast: Georgette Vale (Jaune), Alice Josephs (Ora), George Sapio (Fred)

Alice Josephs (Ora), George Sapio (Fred) and Georgette Vale (Jaune)

(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
March 6, 2022

Cast: Mia Leahy (Jaune), Amanda VanOsdol (Ora), Alan Wagner (Fred)

Directed by Stephanie Campion

Mia Leahy (Jaune), Amanda VanOsdol (Ora) and Alan Wagner (Fred)

(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
January 3, 2022

Cast: Fiona Soul (Jaune), Rachel Hettrick (Ora), Greg Congleton (Fred)

Directed by Robert Chambers

Fiona Soul (Jaune), Rachel Hettrick (Ora) and Greg Congleton (Fred)

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
December 22, 2021

Cast: Penny Balfour (Jaune), Alyson Linefsky (Ora), Allen Enlow (Fred)

Alyson Linefsky (Ora), Allen Enlow (Fred) and Penny Balfour (Jaune)

(online reading)
Plays and Pizza
New York, NY
December 6, 2021

Cast: Tener Brown (Jaune), Victoria Freedman (Ora), Arthur Lundquist (Fred)

Directed by Art Feinglass

Tener Brown (Jaune), Victoria Freedman (Ora) and Arthur Lundquist (Fred)

(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
December 5, 2021

Cast: Stephanie Schwartz (Jaune), Lizette Cooper (Ora), Robert Chambers (Fred)

Lizette Cooper (Ora), Stephanie Schwartz (Jaune) and Robert Chambers (Fred)

(online reading)
Lemon Online Theatre
Wymondham, Norfolk, UK
November 6, 2021

Cast: Barbara Guinan (Jaune), Lottie Timpson (Ora), Mike Sockol (Fred)

Video of Barbara Guinan (Jaune), Lottie Timpson (Ora) and Mike Sockol (Fred)

(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
October 17, 2021

Cast: Jade Greene (Jaune), Lori Bruun (Ora), Ed Schilter (Fred)

Jade Greene (Jaune), Ed Schilter (Fred) and Lori Bruun (Ora)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
October 12, 2021

Cast: Jillie Simon (Jaune), Devon Werden (Ora), Barry Reitman (Fred)

Devon Werden (Ora), Jillie Simon (Jaune) and Barry Reitman (Fred)