Leah Walker steps up to the door of Rosalind Duchard’s home in Cambridge, Massachusetts and rings the bell. She’s there to meet with Rosalind and her husband, Paul, about a request they made of her at a previous meeting. Leah is still undecided on what her answer will be, but Rosalind has promised to have … Continue reading The Handmaiden
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Another Mother World Premiere in August
My play, Another Mother, will have its world premiere at the 2017 Essential Theatre Festival, which starts July 28. My play premieres August 4, at the West End Performing Arts Center, directed by Peter Hardy. Another Mother tells the story of Genevieve Duchard, a young woman who learns that the circumstances of her birth … Continue reading Another Mother World Premiere in August
Worthy, Part 32
The company where Abigail works handles all the genetic processing for FamilyFind DNA, which allows people to research their genetic heritage in addition to developing their family trees and connecting with matches. She proposes that Genevieve set up an account with them, so she can transfer her results for comparison with their database, which Genevieve … Continue reading Worthy, Part 32
Worthy, Part 31
Abigail enters her mother's home and drops her bag in the living room. Rhiannon comes in and is surprised to see her. "Hey, kiddo. Twice in one week?" "We need to talk." "This sounds serious." "Did you know Genni isn't Rosie's biological daughter?" "How do you— You ran her DNA didn't you?" "So you do … Continue reading Worthy, Part 31
Worthy, Part 30
Abigail has finished processing Genevieve's DNA results, and today she's analyzing them. She immediately sees something's gone wrong. "This can't be right," she says to herself. She looks up to see her supervisor enter. "Hey Kyle, I need you to verify some results," Abigail says. "Something you can't verify yourself?" "I just want a second … Continue reading Worthy, Part 30
Worthy, Part 29
Rosalind dies in early January, 2013. Despite Rhiannon and Abigail's offers to take care of arrangements, Genevieve insists on handling these herself. She alerts the few friends Rosalind had in Seattle, and members of the family who live nearby. Rosalind's wish was to be cremated and disposed of as Genevieve sees fit. She does not … Continue reading Worthy, Part 29
Worthy, Part 28
Abigail receives a call from her aunt Rosalind, requesting a meeting that afternoon. Rosalind has just completed her latest treatment for cancer and sounds a bit subdued on the phone, but assures Abigail she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Rhiannon has been keeping Abigail up-to-date on the course of treatment … Continue reading Worthy, Part 28
