Is This All This Is
“I want a beautiful life too, but I’m just not going to find it here.”
Written by Dave Osmundsen
Staged Reading Presentation:
Thursday, June 8, 2023 – 8:00 PM
Language: English
Directed by Harmon Dot Aut
Featuring Elle Mendelson, Sam Rosentrater, Emily Battles, and Daniel Victor
Location:
IATI Theater Studio
64 E. 4th St 2 Fl
New York, NY, 10003
Hashtag: #Cimientos2023
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Synopsis
Jamie, a non-binary Autistic lesbian, shows up at their aunt Theresa’s apartment one night after a contentious fight with their mother Barb. Along with Theresa’s Autistic boyfriend Tyson, they all confront where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’re going.
About the Playwright
Dave Osmundsen (He/Him/His) is an Autistic playwright whose work has been seen and developed at KCACTF Region 8, the Kennedy Center/NNPN MFA Playwrights Workshop, B Street Theatre, the William Inge Theatre Festival, the Midwest Dramatists Conference, Phoenix Theatre Company, Clamour Theatre Company, Spectrum Theatre Ensemble, and more. He was a recipient of the Blank Theatre and Ucross Foundation’s inaugural Future of Playwriting Prize. His play Light Switch received its world premiere with Spectrum Theatre Ensemble. It was also the 2021 Distinguished Achievement recipient of the Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award, an Honorable Mention finalist for BAPF 2021, longlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award, a finalist for the 2020 Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize, and a semi-finalist for the 2020 National Playwrights Conference. His plays have been published by The Dionysian, Canyon Voices, Exposition Review, Fresh Words: Contemporary One Act Plays Volume 5, and Broadway Play Publishing. MFA: Arizona State University
