The Dead Woman

written by Chelsea Sutton

Awards

  • Finalist, Stanley Drama Award, Wagner College , 2014

  • Finalist, Woodward/Newman Drama Award, 2014

  • Semi-Finalist, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, 2014

  • Semi-Finalist, PlayPenn Conference, 2014

  • Semi-Finalist, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, 2013

  • 3rd Place Winner Echo Theatre New Play Contest, 2024

Synopsis

After stumbling across a dead woman lying in the garbage outside a convenience store, Zoe and April are stuck in a waiting game, listening to the 911 busy signal. But when Zoe starts seeing the dead woman talking to her, things spin out of control, and nothing seems quite right.

Production History

  • 2023 Reading, Festival of New Plays South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts Theatre & Dance, dr. Casey Paradies

  • 2018 Reading, Playwrights Arena, dir. Dalia Ashurina

  • 2014, Reading, The Production Company, dir. Dean Farell Bruggeman

  • 2013 Workshop, The Vagrancy, dir. Caitlin Hart

  • 2012 Reading, The Vagrancy, dir. Raina Pratto