WAYWARD
WAYWARD
Stage Play
· Drama · 92 pages
It's 1962, and Carol is a 22-year-old unwed mother shipped off to a "home for wayward girls." Certain that the child's father will come to rescue her, will she resist the pressure from the home's administrators and residents long enough for him to arrive? Based on the author's true story.
Written by
Eric Berg
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3 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2022
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2021
Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition 2020
1 Writer
Chicago, IL
Eric Berg has acted at Chicago's Goodman Theater, studied improv under Del Close and at Second City, written a play produced at the Organic Theatre, founded a comedy troupe at Yale, and taught acting at Johns Hopkins University.
Additional Project Info
"Wayward" was a winner in First Run Theatre's New Play Competition of 2023! Its world premiere will be at the Kranzberg Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri, August 11-20, 2023.