Set against the backdrop of a middle school computer lab, the narrative intertwines Jane's modern struggles with her great-great-grandmother's journey on the Oregon Trail in 1848. As the game blurs the lines between past and present, it explores themes of depression through the contrasting experiences of Now-Jane and Then-Jane. This innovative blend of play and video game elements offers a poignant reflection on grief and resilience across generations.
Melody, a young wife, faces the sudden death of her husband in a plane crash, thrusting her into the unfamiliar world of widowhood. As she grapples with her grief, she turns to her mother-in-law, an experienced widow, for guidance on how to navigate societal expectations of mourning. The story explores the complexities of grief and the pressures to conform to traditional roles, highlighting Melody's struggle to find her own path through loss.
The story unfolds as Ron returns from his final tour in Iraq, eager to reconnect with his wife Sara in their new home. However, their lives are disrupted when a young marine arrives, igniting unexpected changes. Sara's sister finds romance, Lacey embraces a new identity, and Ron yearns for the adrenaline of military life again. This dramatic comedy explores themes of love, identity, and the challenges of reintegration after war, showcasing the complexities of family dynamics in the face of change.
The story revolves around three distinct women—Diane, Georgia, and Joanne—each navigating their own unique lives while unknowingly yearning for the same carefree surfer, Trevor. His laid-back, philosophical approach to life adds a layer of complexity to their intertwined fates, as they grapple with their feelings for him amidst their personal journeys.
This book contains seven short plays that were produced in New York in May 2017 as a benefit for the victims of the terror attacks in Paris in November 2015. Each play deals with one or several characters having to make an important choice in their life. It contains plays by Bekah Brunstetter, Paul DeSena, Jennie Eng, Megan Lohne, Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau, Caren Skibell, and DeLora Whitney. The benefit was possible thanks to them for writing those plays, to Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau for producing and directing the show, to the actresses and actors playing in it and whose names are mentioned in the book, as well as Fay Simpson who volunteered her space, the Lucid Body House, for a rehearsal and for the show, and everyone else who contributed one way or another. We are now very proud to present the book containing the plays. Part of the benefits of the book will also go to the association supporting the victims of the terror attacks in Paris in November 2015, as well as other charities.
Is there a heaven? Joe says no; it's all a bunch of hokum. His wife, Roberta, has always claimed to agree. But lately she's beginning to wonder, especially when they find themselves in church a lot, having reached the age when funerals are more frequent than weddings. Their granddaughter, Ellie, doesn't have time in her own busy life to ponder the afterlife. But when mortality confronts them, her grandmother's claim to have gone to heaven and back doesn't sound so crazy after all. With thoughtful storytelling and quiet wit, Brunstetter looks at beginnings, endings--and an enigmatic angel.
Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. She can’t really make a cake for such a wedding, can she? For the first time in her life, Della has to think for herself.
