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Application Pending
By Greg Edwards and Andy Sandberg
Published and
licensed
by Stage Rights
Check us out at
www.applicationpendingplay.com
"Remarkable! Must we trot out the phrase 'tour de
force'? Yes, we must." [New York Times]
"Critic's Pick! A deliciously twisted solo vehicle."
[Time Out New York]
"Like recess for grownups! Application Pending will make
you laugh." [New York Daily News]
Application Pending is a new comedy about the hilariously cutthroat
world of kindergarten admissions at a New York private school. One actress
portrays rookie admissions officer Christine and over forty other roles,
including all the wild personalities that she has to deal with on her first day
on the job.
Christine Evans is a kindergarten assistant at Edgely Prep,
an elite Manhattan private school with an acceptance rate that
puts Harvard's to shame. On the day applications are due,
Edgely's head of admissions is ousted in a scandal, and
Christine is unexpectedly thrust into the job. With phones
ringing off the hook, Christine must balance beleaguered
applicants, venal administrators, and an army of parents who
will stop at nothing to get their kids in.
A timely and incisive comedy, Application Pending pokes
loving fun at America's obsession with getting our children into
the school that will not only teach finger-painting but also determine
the rest of their natural lives. This new Off-Broadway
play sends up our perceptions about opportunity, how we attain
it, and what it ultimately means to be a good parent.
Application Pending was the winner of the 2015 Broadway
World Award for Best Off-Broadway Play and a nominee for the
2015 Drama Desk for Outstanding Solo Show.
Characters
- CHRISTINE EVANS, a kindergarten admissions officer at Edgely Preparatory
School
Casting Note: Application Pending was originally written to be performed
by one female actor playing all the roles. The authors have also created a
one-man version of the show, as well as a school version. At schools and other
institutions where there is a desire to engage larger casts, the play can be
performed with anywhere from 2 to 43 actors.
Productions
Want to do Application Pending at your theatre or
school? Visit
Stage Rights.
- Baker University in Baldwin City, KS (November 2022)
- Milton High School in Milton, GA (May 2022)
- Lake Dillion Theatre Company, Silverthorne, CO (November 19 - December
12, 2021)
- Eskişehir Municipality Theater, Eskişehir, Turkey (October 2021)
- Uptown Players, Dallas, TX (January 29 - February 7, 2021, streaming)
- CATCO, Columbus, OH (January 23 - February 16, 2020)
- Performing Arts Conservatory at Notre Dame High School; Clarksburg, WV
(November 2019)
- Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ (April 2019)
-
Merrimack Middle School, Merrimack, NH (November 2018)
- ARC Festival, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, FL (April 21, 2018)
- Circle Theatre, Fort Worth, TX (October 19 - November 18, 2017)
- Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City, MO (December 7-26, 2016)
- North Carolina Theater Conference High School Play Festival (October
2016)
- West Side Theatre, Off-Broadway with
Christina Bianco (January 26
- April 19, 2015)
- Industry Reading with
Christina Bianco (New York, November 2013)
- Reading with Nicole Parker (New York, December 2012)
Press
Off-Broadway (January 26, 2015 - April 19, 2015)
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Reviews
- Features
- Rehearsal Coverage
Reading (November 2013) [+]
Reading (November 2013) [-]
Photos
Backstory
I got rejected from a private kindergarten. Apparently, the wound has festered. |
