Sara Fine sounds like an
interesting character.
I’ve got some friends who think
they are either lucky or unlucky
and whenever I ask them to provide me with any evidence to
support their theory, it seems
like the same kinds of things
that happen to me. So, I started
thinking about a character who,
in many ways, sort of wills herself
to be the unfortunate, unlucky
individual she claims to be.
But what we find out in the play
is that its just coincidental. And
all it takes is somebody to not be
frightened off by her bad luck to
sort of turn around her life.
I personally think this is a com-
edy, but it does have a dark side
to it. I really wanted to write a
play that was broader in its comic appeal and also had a real romantic center to it. I described it
to myself as a romantic comedy.
So I thought about a woman
that’s incredibly unlucky -- not
only in love, but in life in general
-- and just design a series of bizarre things that happen to her
that don’t seem to happen to
anyone else, and then introduce
a love interest and see what happens when he tries to deal with
the various issues she has.
NJ Rep is one of the theaters
that really believes in and de-
Roxey Ballet Salutes NJ Stage for the
launch of its new publication.
Wishes for much success.
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