Confirmation

by Madeline Rouverol

CONFIRMATION follows a group of teenage girls as they navigate bereavement, faith, and friendship on their way toward Catholic Confirmation. Amidst pet burials and middle school mixers, CONFIRMATION investigates the lateral growth of female identities and how to carve out a path for oneself while waging a war in your own head.

CONFIRMATION follows a group of teenage girls as they navigate bereavement, faith, and friendship on their way toward Catholic Confirmation. Amidst pet burials and middle school mixers, CONFIRMATION investigates the lateral growth of female identities and how to carve out a path for oneself while waging a war in your own head.

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Confirmation

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: Confirmation by Madeline Rouverol
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Confirmation” by Madeline Rouverol as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Confirmation” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the authentic capturing of teenage joy and angst, as well as the characters’ engagement with numerous existential issues. Our congratulations and thanks to Madeline.

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Confirmation” by Madeline Rouverol as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Confirmation” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the authentic capturing of teenage joy and angst, as well as the characters’ engagement with numerous existential issues. Our congratulations and thanks to Madeline.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Confirmation by Madeline Rouverol
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    The community of national & local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends CONFIRMATION as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the writer's skill with genre and tone. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it unravels complex themes in a colloquial and accessible way for the age of the characters. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

    The community of national & local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends CONFIRMATION as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the writer's skill with genre and tone. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it unravels complex themes in a colloquial and accessible way for the age of the characters. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

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TAYLOR. a natural leader. sometimes a little high strung, but intensely loyal. deeply skeptical of authority figures. played by a black, female-identifying actor in her twenties. taylor is 14 years old.
MAYA. angry at the cosmos. leans toward sadness and pensivity. surprisingly patient, but easily provoked. played by a latinx, female-identifying actor in her twenties. maya is 14 years old.
LILIA. artistic and rejecting of the status quo. sometimes childish, resistant of social norms almost to the point of naïveté. played by a latinx, female-identifying actor in her twenties. lilia is 14 years old.
ELENA. craves linearity and direction. wears her vulnerability without a second thought. a tendency toward righteousness. played by a latinx, female-identifying actor in her twenties. elena is 13 years old.
KAT. explosive energy. lively, courageous, quick to laughter and to tears. sometimes flippant, but ultimately yearns to belong. played by a white, female-identifying actor in her twenties. kat is 13 years old.
JAMIE. starting over in a new town. uncertain, idealistic, maternal. learning her own strength. played by a white, female-identifying actor in her thirties. jamie is 28 years old.

Development History

  • Workshop, Herd, 2020

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Foundation Festival
    Bay Area Playwrights Foundation
    Semi-Finalist
    2021