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Party Crasher on a Mission

10-minute comedy
A young couple are enjoying a romantic evening at their college graduation party. Not for long.

CHARACTERS:
ERIN, young woman
JARED, young man
SHAN, young woman

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab

ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​January 25, 2023


Cast: Lauren Proda (Erin), Mark Gordon (Jared), Hannah Lee DeFrates (Shan)
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Lauren Proda (Erin), Mark Gordon (Jared) and Hannah Lee DeFrates (Shan)

(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
January 15, 2023

Cast: 
Lucy Calderbank (Erin), Yohann Lardière (Jared), Carla Alvarez (Shan)

​Directed by Stephanie Campion
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Yohann Lardière (Jared), Lucy Calderbank (Erin) and Carla Alvarez (Shan)

(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
​October 2, 2022

Cast: Carla Alvarez (Erin), 
Michael Lake (Jared), Elisa Long Perez (Shan)
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Michael Lake (Jared), Elisa Long Perez (Shan) and Carla Alvarez (Erin)

(online reading) 
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
October 10, 2021

Cast: Sarah Bostock (Erin),
Harvey Newman (Jared), Annette-Sophie Reese (Shan)
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Sarah Bostock (Erin)

​(online reading
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
​April 5, 2021

Cast: Rachel Powers (Erin),
Josh Inocalla (Jared), Leslie Marberry (Shan)

Directed by 
Rebekah Alexander
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Video of Rachel Powers (Erin), Josh Inocalla (Jared) and Leslie Marberry (Shan)

​​(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
February 2, 2021

Cast: Victoria Freedman (Erin), Rocco Spoon (Jared), Petra Seirmarco (Shan)
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Rocco Spoon (Jared), Victoria Freedman (Erin) and Petra Seirmarco (Shan)

Review

“Party Crasher on A Mission” by Rex McGregor is a play that forces three young people to weight their life choices head-on. George Bernard Shaw famously said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself ~ Life is about creating yourself.” The characters in this play, need to step-back and truly analyze what they want in life.
The plot is structured in a clever fashion, as the characters make their decisions and internalize the impact of their choices. The playwright’s characters are manipulative and compassionate in following their dreams. Some of the actions are ridiculous, but extremely funny. Each character passionately wants something in the beginning of the play; as the plot thickens, the characters realize that what they want, will require extreme modifications in order for their plan to materialize. The variety of rethinking of choices in this play, are truly
thought-provoking, with life-changing consequences. The play is constructive like a game of chess, each series of moves is calculated with precision and care. Eventually each character’s risky move is executed. As a reader, I was mesmerized with the plot, just when you think a move is being made, another chain-of-events forces the character to recalculate their strategy. The possibility of the different outcomes, in this plot, will keep audiences engaged and on the edge of their seat.

- Jennifer Wolf, Surfside Players 10-Minute Playwriting Contest