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Table in the Air

10-minute play
Marie Curie prides herself in being a rational scientist. Unfortunately, her husband has fallen under the spell of a notorious “medium”. To protect Pierre’s reputation, Marie must expose the fraud. ​

CHARACTERS:
Female
  Marie Curie, 37, Polish scientist, slim
  Eusapia Palladino (Sapia), 51, Italian conjurer, stocky
Male
  Pierre Curie, 45, French scientist
 
SETTING:
Psychological Institute, Paris, France
 
TIME:
Evening, 1905

(online reading)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
​June 27, 2023

​
Cast: Julie Zelman (Marie), George Triplett (Pierre), Analine Ignacio (Sapia)​
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George Triplett (Pierre), Julie Zelman (Marie) and Analine Ignacio (Sapia)​

(online reading)
Migration Stories
First Fridays,
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
​November 4, 2022


​Cast: Carrie Sayer (Marie), Tom Paolino (Pierre), Marcia Kailian (Sapia)​
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Tom Paolino (Pierre), Carrie Sayer (Marie) and Marcia Kailian (Sapia)​

(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
November 28, 2021

​Cast: Louise Cornetta
 (Marie), Chuck Lacey (Pierre), Leslie C. Nemet (Sapia)​
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Video of Chuck Lacey (Pierre), Louise Cornetta (Marie) and Leslie C. Nemet (Sapia)​

(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
​November 15, 2021

​​Cast: Maggie Pitt (Marie), 
Henry Graham Murray (Pierre), Terry Occhiogrosso (Sapia)​

Directed by 
Robert Chambers
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Henry Graham Murray (Pierre), Maggie Pitt (Marie) and Terry Occhiogrosso (Sapia)

(online reading)
​
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
October 31, 2021

Cast: Bella Duve
 (Marie), Dan Walworth (Pierre), Misti Tindiglia (Sapia)​
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Bella Duve (Marie), Misti Tindiglia (Sapia)​ and Dan Walworth (Pierre)

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab

ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​
October 27, 2021

Cast: Penny Balfour (Marie), John Lampe (Pierre), Jill Melanie Wirth (Sapia)
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John Lampe (Pierre), Penny Balfour (Marie) and Jill Melanie Wirth (Sapia)

(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
October 19, 2021


Cast: Jenna Jane (Marie), Paul Donnelly (Pierre), Amy Reuben (Sapia)
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Paul Donnelly (Pierre), Jenna Jane (Marie) and Amy Reuben (Sapia)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
​March 30, 2021

​
Cast: Petra Seirmarco (Marie), Stan Saja (Pierre), Victoria Freedman (Sapia)
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Stan Saja (Pierre) and Petra Seirmarco (Marie)

(staged reading)
Dragon Eggs

Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Redwood City, California
​January 17, 2021

Cast: Damaris Divito 
(Marie), Reg Clay (Pierre), Annette Oliveira (Sapia)

Directed by Aimee Greenberg
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Damaris Divito (Marie), Reg Clay (Pierre) and Annette Oliveira (Sapia)

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


Cast: Sam David (Marie), Steve Bruun (Pierre), Sarah Kezman (Sapia)
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Sam David (Marie), Steve Bruun (Pierre) and Sarah Kezman (Sapia)

(online reading)
​Moving Parts
Paris, France
November 22, 2020

Cast: 
Helena Dubiel Lorenzen (Marie), Florian Bartsch (Pierre), Mia Leahy (Sapia)

​Directed by Stephanie Campion 
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Helena Dubiel Lorenzen (Marie), Florian Bartsch (Pierre) and Mia Leahy (Sapia)

(workshop/reading)
Stage to Page
Playwrights' Studio
Centre of Contemporary Arts
Glasgow, UK
November 25, 2019

Cast: 
Marjorie Ferry (Marie), George Docherty (Pierre), Janette Foggo (Sapia)

Directed by Calum Beaton

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Listed as a Third Place Winner (yet to be produced) in Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019 (Smith & Kraus)


Honorable Mention at the ​2019 Science Playwriting Competition, The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University, New York.
  • Script published in 2019-2020 Science Playwriting Competition

Marie Curie (Table in the Air) is the second ​part of a trilogy of short plays: Female Scientists to the Rescue.