About the Play:

Sez She is a full-length comedy by Jane Martin. Women count, as do their stories. In Sez She we meet women who have a lot of heart and who are working hard to find their place and their meaning in today's world. Their stories are unique and yet not strange as they explore the deeper conversations of women we all know and meet every single day.

Sez She is told in a series of intimate and revealing monologues; tales of humour, sadness, nostalgia and even caustic political commentary – especially gender issues. Written to be performed by at least five actresses playing multiple characters, this sequel to Jane Martin's last monologue play picks up where Vital Signs left off – in these funnier, stranger days of the 21st century. Revelling in virtues of brevity that include hilarity, surprise and homespun philosophy, these monologues roam the range of contemporary perspective on everything from relationships to sexual harassment to sleeping in theatres to kindness to the erotic appeals of silence. Whether biking across Massachusetts with 23,000 lawyers, or reflecting on the meaning of a Pekingese dog with a picket fence stake through its heart, these characters know how to take the stage and make the most of their five minutes of fame.

Sez She premiered in 2006 at Illusion Theatre in Minneapolis and received Minnesota's IVEY Award for Best Production in the Twin Cities and was a finalist for the American Theater Critics Association's Best New Play Award. Since then the play has been produced at professional theatres and is regularly performed in college theatre productions as a showcase of student talent.

Cast: 5 female (flexible: has been performed by 6 to 14 female)

What people say:

"Enormously entertaining, more like a Disney World ride aimed at adults. Lean back, take a deep breath and grasp the handrail firmly." — Minneapolis Star-Tribune

About the Playwright:

Jane Martin, apparently from Kentucky, has been referred to as "America's best known, unknown playwright." The name Jane Martin is widely believed to be a pseudonym. She has been nominated for the Pulitzer prize, and won the American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award twice. But she has never made any public appearances or spoken about any of her works. Nor has she ever given an interview. No biographical details are known about her. No photographs of Ms. Martin have ever been published.