Jewish Plays Project would like to acknowledge that NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND received Commended status for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF: On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. Our Artist Panel readers appreciated the craft, style, and creativity, as well as how it theatrically expressed the first annual contest theme of healing & repair.

A short piece that sneaks up on you and manages to pack in layers of meaning in just a few pages. I love how it begins as a wryly observed portrait of a specific family that nevertheless rings true for most of our families (because we all have an Aunt Ruthie). And then the piece subtly changes to something different, a penetrating glimpse not only of prejudices but also of the barriers we put up against other people, even those we love. An assured piece of writing by Dwoskin that absolutely needs to be produced.