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Crooked
Dramatic Comedy / 3f
Fourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford, Mississippi with a twisted back, a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer. When she befriends Maribel Purdy, a fervent believer in the power of Jesus Christ to save her from the humiliations of high school, Laney embarks on a hilarious spiritual and sexual journey that challenges her mother's secular worldview and threatens to tear their fragile relationship apart.
Fourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford, Mississippi with a twisted back, a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer. When she befriends Maribel Purdy, a fervent believer in the power of Jesus Christ to save her from the humiliations of high school, Laney embarks on a hilarious spiritual and sexual journey that challenges her mother's secular worldview and threatens to tear their fragile relationship apart.
72 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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April 28, 2021
Update: 'Mind Like a Sieve' time ... I picked this up today as I wanted a light, fun read on my daily walk, and had absolutely NO clue I had read it before, until I came on to log it in - but my inital assessment still holds.
A funny and touching play about the pain of being an adolescent. Trieschmann really excels at capturing the ludicrous seriousness of the age.
A funny and touching play about the pain of being an adolescent. Trieschmann really excels at capturing the ludicrous seriousness of the age.
January 28, 2019
I love the friendship formed between these two girls, but the ending was awfully tragic. Not a huge fan on how Christianity is represented but definitely is a reality for a lot of rural Americans who don’t dive into the depths of the gospel and trust religious teaching instead. I wish that Maribel would be given more complexities (I know she kind of was, but still in the end looked at as merely unintelligent).
July 28, 2024
invisible stigmata girl so true
September 17, 2025
Want to play Elise
“If you really wanted him back, you would’ve prayed” 😭 😭 😭
“If you really wanted him back, you would’ve prayed” 😭 😭 😭
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July 28, 2013
This is a pretty typical modern theatre script. This one deals with the teenage age years and trying to fit in. Laney and her mother move to Mississippi. She's the new kid and has a twisted spine. She befriends Maribel who is new also although she's lived in town her whole life.
I read this for an acting class. Some of the content I found a bit contrary to my belief system. At least this one didn't have the f-bomb sprinkled liberally throughout like many other plays of this genre.
I read this for an acting class. Some of the content I found a bit contrary to my belief system. At least this one didn't have the f-bomb sprinkled liberally throughout like many other plays of this genre.
July 26, 2011
Wow - I loved it. Fresh writing, irreverent & thought provoking. Cast: 3 women, two play teens & one mother.
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