In Ways Both Frivolous and Deep

by Marin Gazzaniga

When Millicent needs a time-out from her life, she ends up subletting Sparky’s grunge-infested apartment while he’s out on the road. She organizes his home and puts his life under a microscope as a distraction from her own demons. When he returns, she won’t leave. Her constant probing makes the mild-mannered roadie snap, and he unleashes some observations of his own. As the two strangers reach a detente, they...

When Millicent needs a time-out from her life, she ends up subletting Sparky’s grunge-infested apartment while he’s out on the road. She organizes his home and puts his life under a microscope as a distraction from her own demons. When he returns, she won’t leave. Her constant probing makes the mild-mannered roadie snap, and he unleashes some observations of his own. As the two strangers reach a detente, they help each other in unexpected ways.

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In Ways Both Frivolous and Deep

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  • Ashland New Plays Festival: In Ways Both Frivolous and Deep by Marin Gazzaniga
    “

    Marin Gazzaniga's fast-paced, funny and touching play will draw you into it's examination of two very different people coming to terms with their lives and each other in ways neither would freely choose. Erica Sullivan and Michael Gabriel Goodfriend recorded this for us at play4keeps.org and it's terrific. Millicent and Sparky aren't all that certain they want anything to do with each other at the outset and by play's end their relationship becomes the unique conduit for what they each need to understand about themselves to get on with their lives.

    Marin Gazzaniga's fast-paced, funny and touching play will draw you into it's examination of two very different people coming to terms with their lives and each other in ways neither would freely choose. Erica Sullivan and Michael Gabriel Goodfriend recorded this for us at play4keeps.org and it's terrific. Millicent and Sparky aren't all that certain they want anything to do with each other at the outset and by play's end their relationship becomes the unique conduit for what they each need to understand about themselves to get on with their lives.

    ”
  • Ashland New Plays Festival: In Ways Both Frivolous and Deep by Marin Gazzaniga
    “

    Marin Gazzaniga's fast-paced, funny and touching play will draw you into it's examination of two very different people coming to terms with their lives and each other in ways neither would freely choose. Erica Sullivan and Michael Gabriel Goodfriend recorded this for us at play4keeps.org and it's terrific. Millicent and Sparky aren't all that certain they want anything to do with each other at the outset and by play's end their relationship becomes the unique conduit for what they each need to understand about themselves to get on with their lives.

    Marin Gazzaniga's fast-paced, funny and touching play will draw you into it's examination of two very different people coming to terms with their lives and each other in ways neither would freely choose. Erica Sullivan and Michael Gabriel Goodfriend recorded this for us at play4keeps.org and it's terrific. Millicent and Sparky aren't all that certain they want anything to do with each other at the outset and by play's end their relationship becomes the unique conduit for what they each need to understand about themselves to get on with their lives.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Santa Fe Playhouse "Different Festival", 2017
  • Reading, Primary Stages, with Jessica Hecht and Walker Hare, 2011

Awards

  • Ashland New Plays Festival
    Ashland
    Finalist
    2016