DAYS OF AWE

by Alice Eve Cohen

In a strange, nearly empty grocery store, Eve stands behind Gabriel in the checkout line. As the sun sets and the Days of Awe begin, they gradually remember their relationship, peeling away layer after layer, until the truth of their past and present is revealed. A Jewish woman and Christian man, enemies in childhood, lovers as adults – or maybe they’ve never met – create a new rite of passage in this magic...

In a strange, nearly empty grocery store, Eve stands behind Gabriel in the checkout line. As the sun sets and the Days of Awe begin, they gradually remember their relationship, peeling away layer after layer, until the truth of their past and present is revealed. A Jewish woman and Christian man, enemies in childhood, lovers as adults – or maybe they’ve never met – create a new rite of passage in this magic-realist comic and tragic love story.

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DAYS OF AWE

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  • Jewish Plays Project: DAYS OF AWE by Alice Eve Cohen
    “

    Jewish Plays Project congratulates and recommends DAYS OF AWE as one of six Finalists 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. DAYS OF AWE resonated strongly with our selection committee and audiences at the Festival of New Jewish Theatre in 2024, who appreciated its complex storytelling and how this short play theatrically expressed the theme of healing & repair.

    Jewish Plays Project congratulates and recommends DAYS OF AWE as one of six Finalists 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. DAYS OF AWE resonated strongly with our selection committee and audiences at the Festival of New Jewish Theatre in 2024, who appreciated its complex storytelling and how this short play theatrically expressed the theme of healing & repair.

    ”

Character Information

1F, 1M middle aged or older.
  • Eve
    Middle-aged or older
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Gabriel
    Middle-aged or older
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop, Festival of New Jewish Plays, Jewish Plays Project, Plays2Gather, Berkshire Theater Group, 2024
  • Reading, Ensemble Studio Theatre Playwrights Unit, 2023

Production History

  • Workshop, Berkshire Theatre Center & JPP On One Foot 10-minute Play Festival, 2024

Awards

  • On One Foot Playwriting Contest
    Jewish Plays Project and Berkshire Theatre Group
    Winner
    2024
  • The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2024
    Smith & Kraus publishers
    Selection
    2024