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Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 1m
Audrey Cefaly
“Maytag Virgin is a witty and earnest meditation on how people connect even when they feel they’re not ready, and what it is to move on while honoring and remembering the things, and people, who came before.” – DC Theatre Scene
Maytag Virgin is a southern love story about what happens when two wounded souls end up side by side. Lizzy Nash, a sharp-tongued schoolteacher barely holding it together, is thrown off balance by Jack Key – a quiet, steady man with a past of his own and a Maytag dryer parked on his porch. Neither is looking for company, but sparks fly as their guarded lives begin to tangle. As grief gives way to unexpected grace, Maytag Virgin explores how love can take root in the wake of loss – if we let it. Tender, funny, and unafraid of stillness, Maytag Virgin is a play about what lingers in the quiet – and what blooms when we finally speak.
“For those who fear this is too heavy a play, be assured it contains plenty of laughs. For those who fear it’s a silly, romantic trifle, know that it plumbs the depths of human emotion.” – Florida Weekly
Why Maytag Virgin Is a Top Choice for Literary Managers and Artistic Directors
Read more about Maytag Virgin at www.audreycefaly.com.
Maytag Virgin premiered in October 2015 at the Quotidian Theatre in Bethesda, MD as a part of the inaugural Women’s Voices Theatre Festival under the direction of Audrey Cefaly.
ELIZABETH “LIZZY” NASH – High school English teacher, 30s-40s, Southern (Alabama) JACK KEY – High school physics teacher, 30s-40s, Southern (Alabama)
The fictional town of Lenoraville, Alabama. Present day.
“Hilarious and full of heart.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Voted “Best Comedy in Atlanta” by The Atlanta Journal Constitution
“Closely observed.” – Washington Post
“Strikingly beautiful.” – Theatre Bloom
“Profound… unflinchingly honest.” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
“A multifaceted gem of a story.” – Naples News
“It plumbs the depths of human emotion.” – Florida Weekly
“An assiduously crafted literary effusion.” – Front Row Center
“One of theater’s most profound love stories… “Audrey Cefaly’s unflinchingly honest story is one no one should miss; take your mom and ’dem and don’t miss it!” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
“Cefaly makes her characters rich and mixed-up enough for us to build some real affection for them... It’s sweet stuff.” – The Washington Post
“A witty and earnest meditation on how people connect even when they feel they’re not ready, and what it is to move on while honoring and remembering the things, and people, who came before.” – DC Theatre Scene
“A heartwarmer of a play… Cefaly writes with sympathy and a finely-sharpened wit.” – Broadway World
Maytag Virgin – Aurora Theatre Highlights
Maytag Virgin – Gulfshore Playhouse Promo 1
Maytag Virgin – Gulfshore Playhouse Promo 2
Maytag Virgin – Merrimack Repertory Theatre Promo
Audrey Cefaly’s plays include The Gulf (Edgerton, Lammy Award for LGBTQ Drama, Charles MacArthur Nominee), Alabaster (NNPN RWP, NNPN Goldman Prize, Kilroys, David Calicchio Prize), Maytag Virgin, The Last Wide Open, The Story of Walter, Tell Me Something Good, Trouble (Blue I ...