Owning the Knuckleball

One-Act

What happens when the Great American Dream is unleashed upon the soul?  Illuminated through symbols of Native American mysticism, the play examines the pitfalls of hero worship.  A man becomes a baseball legend and amid universal adoration loses sight of the importance of his own family as he is led on a journey through a ritualistic American landscape.

Production History

The Latchmere Theatre/London

Public Presentations

  •  The Harbor Theatre/NYC
  •  National Playwrights Conference (O’Neill)
  • Playwrights’ Circle/Palm Springs

Awards

  • Honorable Mention Award from the Alaska Native Play Contest
  • One of four finalists in both the 1996 AND 1997 Writers Vision Playwriting Competition
  • Finalist for the 10th annual Charlotte Repertory Theatre Festival of New Plays
  • Finalist for the Dobama Theatre’s National Play Contest
  • Semi-Finalist for the Partial Comfort Productions’ Contest 
  • Semi-finalist at the Theatre Memphis New Play Competition.

Development History

  • Developed at the National Playwrights Conference
  • Playwrights’ Circle/Palm Springs

Owning the Knuckleball (2m, 2f)

Drama 2m, 2f

Reviews

“…a mythic, fast-moving tale set in motel rooms, gas stations and ball parks that echoes both Tennessee Williams’ fatalism and Sam Shepard’s harsh landscapes.”     

The Stage/London

 

“…cogent new play is a study in the vanity of all-American sporting machismo…the play touches base.”    

Time Out/London

PRODUCTION AT THE GRACE THEATRE/LONDON

NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE/CT