Grace Finds Kel
a comedy
A social worker wants to provide accommodation for a homeless man. But he loves his freedom.
Characters:
GRACE, young female social worker
KEL, mature homeless man
This play is an expanded version of Help Found.
Characters:
GRACE, young female social worker
KEL, mature homeless man
This play is an expanded version of Help Found.
Ted Shine New Play Festival
Soul Rep Theatre Company
Margo Jones Theatre
Dallas, Texas
June 8-17, 2023
Cast: Octavia Thomas (Grace), Calvin Gabriel (Kel)
Directed by Ken Orman
Soul Rep Theatre Company
Margo Jones Theatre
Dallas, Texas
June 8-17, 2023
Cast: Octavia Thomas (Grace), Calvin Gabriel (Kel)
Directed by Ken Orman
Octavia Thomas (Grace) and Calvin Gabriel (Kel)
(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
April 24, 2023
Cast: Maria Cole (Grace), Derekk Ross (Kel)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
April 24, 2023
Cast: Maria Cole (Grace), Derekk Ross (Kel)
Derekk Ross (Kel) and Maria Cole (Grace)
International Human Rights Art Festival
The Tank
New York, NY
January 11, 2023
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Grace), Mark Cunningham (Kel)
Directed by Barry Reitman
The Tank
New York, NY
January 11, 2023
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Grace), Mark Cunningham (Kel)
Directed by Barry Reitman
Video of Mark Cunningham (Kel) and Victoria Freedman (Grace)
Reboot Festival 2
Kibo Productions
Barons Court Theatre
London
November 29 - December 3, 2022
Cast: Lizzie Coles (Grace), Pete Picton (Kel)
Directed by David Frias-Roblas
Kibo Productions
Barons Court Theatre
London
November 29 - December 3, 2022
Cast: Lizzie Coles (Grace), Pete Picton (Kel)
Directed by David Frias-Roblas
Pete Picton (Kel) and Lizzie Coles (Grace)
Review
"Understated and genuine performances here from Lizzie Cole and Pete Pictor, in a short piece raising important questions about how society’s assumptions can so often be wrong." - Claire Alexander
(reading)
Tuesdays at 9 Chicago
Naked Angels
Annoyance Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
October 11, 2022
Cast: Jennifer Estin (Grace), Michael Bassett (Kel)
Tuesdays at 9 Chicago
Naked Angels
Annoyance Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
October 11, 2022
Cast: Jennifer Estin (Grace), Michael Bassett (Kel)
Michael Bassett (Kel) and Jennifer Estin (Grace)
(online reading)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
July 26, 2022
Cast: Liz Samuel (Grace), Jimmy Pravasilis (Kel)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
July 26, 2022
Cast: Liz Samuel (Grace), Jimmy Pravasilis (Kel)
Jimmy Pravasilis (Kel) and Liz Samuel (Grace)
Summer Shorts
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
Trinity Center
Owensboro, Kentucky
July 22-31
Cast: Lindsay Marie and Macy Dame (Grace), Erich Stranger (Kel)
Directed by Lindsay Marie
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
Trinity Center
Owensboro, Kentucky
July 22-31
Cast: Lindsay Marie and Macy Dame (Grace), Erich Stranger (Kel)
Directed by Lindsay Marie
Lindsay Marie (Grace) and Erich Stranger (Kel)
Macy Dame (Grace) and Erich Stranger (Kel)
(staged reading)
Staged Reading Series
Center for Performing Arts Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Bonita Springs, Florida
July 8, 2022
Cast: Marlene Strollo (Grace), Kip Jones (Kel)
Directed by Frank Blocker
Staged Reading Series
Center for Performing Arts Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Bonita Springs, Florida
July 8, 2022
Cast: Marlene Strollo (Grace), Kip Jones (Kel)
Directed by Frank Blocker
Kip Jones (Kel) and Marlene Strollo (Grace)
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
May 29, 2022
Cast: Barbara Guinan (Grace), Warwick Bassett (Kel)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
May 29, 2022
Cast: Barbara Guinan (Grace), Warwick Bassett (Kel)
Barbara Guinan (Grace) and Warwick Bassett (Kel)
Pint-Sized Plays
Remarkable Theatre
Novotel Queenstown (May 5 and 8), Sherwood Queenstown (May 6) and Bannockburn Hall, Cromwell (May 7)
Queenstown and Cromwell
New Zealand
May 5-8, 2022
Cast: David Cantwell (Kel), Melanie Grindell (Grace)
Directed by Tanya Surrey
Remarkable Theatre
Novotel Queenstown (May 5 and 8), Sherwood Queenstown (May 6) and Bannockburn Hall, Cromwell (May 7)
Queenstown and Cromwell
New Zealand
May 5-8, 2022
Cast: David Cantwell (Kel), Melanie Grindell (Grace)
Directed by Tanya Surrey
David Cantwell (Kel) and Melanie Grindell (Grace)
A Giggle in Time
Tehachapi Community Theatre
Beekay Theatre
Tehachapi, California
March 18-27, 2022
Program
Cast: Karina Coghlan (Grace), Rick Morris (Kel)
Drected by Andi Hicks
Tehachapi Community Theatre
Beekay Theatre
Tehachapi, California
March 18-27, 2022
Program
Cast: Karina Coghlan (Grace), Rick Morris (Kel)
Drected by Andi Hicks
Rick Morris (Kel) and Karina Coghlan (Grace)
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
March 14, 2022
Cast: Christine Benvenuto (Grace), Patricia Crosby (Kel)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
March 14, 2022
Cast: Christine Benvenuto (Grace), Patricia Crosby (Kel)
Patricia Crosby (Kel) and Christine Benvenuto (Grace)
(online reading)
Plays and Pizza
New York, NY
February 7, 2022
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Grace), Frankie Verroca (Kel)
Directed by Art Feinglass
Plays and Pizza
New York, NY
February 7, 2022
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Grace), Frankie Verroca (Kel)
Directed by Art Feinglass
Frankie Verroca (Kel) and Victoria Freedman (Grace)
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
January 16, 2021
Cast: Damian Corcoran (Kel), Mollie Keane (Grace)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
January 16, 2021
Cast: Damian Corcoran (Kel), Mollie Keane (Grace)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Damian Corcoran (Kel) and Mollie Keane (Grace)
(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
December 21, 2021
Cast: Mimi Ayers (Grace), Richard Kuhlman (Kel)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
December 21, 2021
Cast: Mimi Ayers (Grace), Richard Kuhlman (Kel)
Mimi Ayers (Grace) and Richard Kuhlman (Kel)
(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
December 20, 2021
Cast: Amanda Bell (Grace), Henry Graham Murray (Kel)
Directed by Galen Fott
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
December 20, 2021
Cast: Amanda Bell (Grace), Henry Graham Murray (Kel)
Directed by Galen Fott
Henry Graham Murray (Kel) and Amanda Bell (Grace)
(online reading}
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
September 10, 2021
Cast: Menaka Apana (Grace), Marie Dondero (Kel)
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
September 10, 2021
Cast: Menaka Apana (Grace), Marie Dondero (Kel)
Marie Dondero (Kel) and Menaka Apana (Grace)
(online reading)
Playwrights on Zoom
Brick Township, New Jersey
September 8, 2021
Cast: Mollie Sperduto (Grace), Jeff Dunne (Kel)
Playwrights on Zoom
Brick Township, New Jersey
September 8, 2021
Cast: Mollie Sperduto (Grace), Jeff Dunne (Kel)
Mollie Sperduto (Grace) and Jeff Dunne (Kel)
(online reading)
Virtual Community Theatre
Hamilton, Ontario
August 26, 2021
Cast: Giselle Muise (Grace), Brian Binney (Kel)
Directed by Eric Luvisotto
Virtual Community Theatre
Hamilton, Ontario
August 26, 2021
Cast: Giselle Muise (Grace), Brian Binney (Kel)
Directed by Eric Luvisotto
Video of Brian Binney (Kel) and Giselle Muise (Grace)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, CA
August 22, 2021
Cast: Maria Wolf (Grace), Michael Gioia (Kel)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, CA
August 22, 2021
Cast: Maria Wolf (Grace), Michael Gioia (Kel)
Video of Michael Gioia (Kel) and Maria Wolf (Grace)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
August 1, 2021
Cast: Louise Cornetta (Grace), Rick Bergmann (Kel)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
August 1, 2021
Cast: Louise Cornetta (Grace), Rick Bergmann (Kel)
Louise Cornetta (Grace) and Rick Bergmann (Kel)