Librarians Embrace Fiction
10-minute comedy
A shellshocked refugee seeks peace and quiet in a public library.
Characters
Female
COURTNEY, geeky shelver
ELAINE, sensitive manager
Male
AMIR, grateful immigrant
MAJE, disciplined soldier
Characters
Female
COURTNEY, geeky shelver
ELAINE, sensitive manager
Male
AMIR, grateful immigrant
MAJE, disciplined soldier
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
November 5, 2023
Cast: Zev Johnston (Courtney), Warwick Bassett (Amir), Alice Josephs (Elaine), Barbara Guinan (Maje)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
November 5, 2023
Cast: Zev Johnston (Courtney), Warwick Bassett (Amir), Alice Josephs (Elaine), Barbara Guinan (Maje)
Zev Johnston (Courtney), Barbara Guinan (Maje), Warwick Bassett (Amir) and Alice Josephs (Elaine)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
April 23, 2023
Cast: Leslie C. Nemet (Courtney), Chuck Lacey (Amir), Elizabeth Jouvenat (Elaine), Vic Vizcarra (Maje)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
April 23, 2023
Cast: Leslie C. Nemet (Courtney), Chuck Lacey (Amir), Elizabeth Jouvenat (Elaine), Vic Vizcarra (Maje)
Video of Vic Vizcarra (Maje), Leslie C. Nemet (Courtney), Chuck Lacey (Amir) and Elizabeth Jouvenat (Elaine)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
October 12, 2022
Cast: Alyson Linefsky (Courtney), Leslie C. Nemet (Elaine), Vince Gerardi (Amir), John Lampe (Maje)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
October 12, 2022
Cast: Alyson Linefsky (Courtney), Leslie C. Nemet (Elaine), Vince Gerardi (Amir), John Lampe (Maje)
John Lampe (Maje), Alyson Linefsky (Courtney), Vince Gerardi (Amir) and Leslie C. Nemet (Elaine)
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
September 13, 2021
Cast: Nina Gross (Courtney), Jan Maher (Elaine), Patricia Crosby (Amir), Christine Benvenuto (Maje)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
September 13, 2021
Cast: Nina Gross (Courtney), Jan Maher (Elaine), Patricia Crosby (Amir), Christine Benvenuto (Maje)
Jan Maher (Elaine), Patricia Crosby (Amir), Nina Gross (Courtney) and Christine Benvenuto (Maje)
(online reading)
Among Us
Theatre Unmasked
New York, NY
July 23, 2021
Cast: Brigid Pfeifer (Courtney), Emily Grimani (Elaine), Jack Steeley (Amir), Shayne McCatty (Maje)
Among Us
Theatre Unmasked
New York, NY
July 23, 2021
Cast: Brigid Pfeifer (Courtney), Emily Grimani (Elaine), Jack Steeley (Amir), Shayne McCatty (Maje)
Brigid Pfeifer (Courtney), Shayne McCatty (Maje), Emily Grimani (Elaine) and Jack Steeley (Amir)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
May 23, 2021
Cast: Bailey Hovermale (Courtney), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Elaine), Gene Valendo (Amir), Rick Bergmann (Maje)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
May 23, 2021
Cast: Bailey Hovermale (Courtney), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Elaine), Gene Valendo (Amir), Rick Bergmann (Maje)
Rick Bergmann (Maje), Bailey Hovermale (Courtney), Gene Valendo (Amir) and Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Elaine)
(online reading)
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
May 7, 2021
Cast: Kathleen Conway (Courtney), Anjali Khurana (Elaine), Prashant Tiwari (Amir), Timothy Seidel (Maje)
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
May 7, 2021
Cast: Kathleen Conway (Courtney), Anjali Khurana (Elaine), Prashant Tiwari (Amir), Timothy Seidel (Maje)
Prashant Tiwari (Amir), Anjali Khurana (Elaine), Timothy Seidel (Maje) and Kathleen Conway (Courtney)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
April 20, 2021
Cast: Petra Seirmarco (Courtney), Carmen Noemi Guzman (Elaine), Bernard Bosio (Amir), Matthew Provenza (Maje)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
April 20, 2021
Cast: Petra Seirmarco (Courtney), Carmen Noemi Guzman (Elaine), Bernard Bosio (Amir), Matthew Provenza (Maje)
Matthew Provenza (Maje), Petra Seirmarco (Courtney), Bernard Bosio (Amir) and Carmen Noemi Guzman (Elaine)
Play reading
(under the title These Things Happen)
FirstStage Playwrights Express
The Actors Group Theater
Burbank, California
August 9, 2014
Directed by Jacque Lynn Colton
Cast: Maria Paris (Courtney), Anita Borcia (Elaine), Sunil Vernekar (Amir), Daniel Michael McConnell (Maje)
(under the title These Things Happen)
FirstStage Playwrights Express
The Actors Group Theater
Burbank, California
August 9, 2014
Directed by Jacque Lynn Colton
Cast: Maria Paris (Courtney), Anita Borcia (Elaine), Sunil Vernekar (Amir), Daniel Michael McConnell (Maje)
Librarians Embrace Fiction is the third part of a trilogy of short plays: Three Weird Mornings at the Library.