# Sarah Sits Shiva For Herself

## Metadata

- Slug: sarah-sits-shiva-for-herself
- Type: Full-length Play
- Genre: Dramedy
- Acts: 1 act
- Duration: 60–90 minutes
- Cast: Small (1-6)
- Cast Summary: 3f, 1m
- Technical Requirements: Minimal
- Performing Groups:
  - Professional Theatre
  - Community Theatre
  - College/University
- Primary Image: https://content.uproartheatrics.com/a1vwy2pcp8eo5qax1vxtagozmfpd

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## Authors

- By Reid Pope (author slug: reid-pope)

## Overview

Sarah is 27 and dying. She throws a preemptive shiva for herself. Only three people show up: her ex-girlfriend, her overbearing mother, and Lou—her mother’s wildly unfiltered childhood best friend.
What follows is a fast-talking, heart-spilling, deeply unconventional day of mourning where the living take center stage. The three sit and discuss lesbian sex, Judaism, legacy, and edible arrangements. They dye Sarah’s hair blue. Re-hash their respective relationships. And eventually? Dance.
Reid Pope's *Sarah Sits Shiva For Herself* is a deeply life-affirming investigation of mortality that invites you in for some of kugel, and then punches you in the gut while leaning casually against the wall. It also happens to be really funny, which is a thing you get when one of America's foremost upcoming playwrights also does standup and writes for comedy shows.

## Cast

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ---- |
| SARAH | (27, f or nb) Dying. Slowly losing her shit but masking it with berserk confidence. |
| JEANIE | (50s/60s, f) Sarah’s very Jewish mother. Can’t ever really sit still. Can’t ever really stop looking at Sarah. |
| MO | (25, f or nb) Sarah’s ex-girlfriend. Quiet with a cutting energy. Didn’t need to show up but did. |
| LOU | (50s/60s, m) Jeanie’s childhood best friend. Older, disheveled. Has an almost-not-quite New York accent. |

## Materials

### Available for additional fee:

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 60-Minute Talkback with the Creator | A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded. |
| Video Recording License | License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance. |

## Production Images

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| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/ta0xd1ncvkl041gmchi3qzfp04rj | 24 Hour Plays: Nationals |  |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/nj2iuavb1kyv8llyx9fe56y521ai | 24 Hour Plays: Nationals |  |
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| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/9duidpod2m0ea5wx9baf4jtu4d09 | 24 Hour Plays: Nationals |  |