Baby Screams Miracle

A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE

Request license

Get the Script

Concord Theatricals

Request license

Get the Script

Cast Size

4w, 1m
Duration

105 Minutes
Subgenre

Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary

A freak storm knocks down all the trees in town and brings a prodigal daughter rushing home. But has she come for reconciliation? Or as an angel of vengeance? A comic new play about love, forgiveness and family struggling to operate in a relentlessly chaotic and violent world.

History

Baby Screams Miracle premiered at Clubbed Thumb in New York City as a part of the 2013 Summerworks Series under the direction of Portia Krieger.

Cast Attributes

Keywords

From Off-Broadway

Performing Groups

CAROL - Pregnant and married to Gabriel.
GABRIEL - Carol's husband. Exploring his religion.
BARBARA - Carol's mother.
KAYDEN - Carol and Gabriel's 6-year old daughter.
CYNTHIA - Carol & Gabriel's 26-year old daughter. Minus one foot.

Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
Setting The home of Carol.
Eureka, Washington.
Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Additional Features No intermission
Duration 105 Minutes
Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS:

"Baby Screams Miracle is a satisfyingly peculiar family-nightmare-mystery-storm-freakout-session...I promise you won’t stop thinking about it." - New York Theatre Review, Read More

"Barron's affecting piece hit's all the right marks." - Theasy.com

RELATED ARTICLES ON BREAKING CHARACTER

Forces of Nature, Family, and Faith
by Kirsten Bowen
April 4, 2017

Relationships & Survival: Clare Barron’s BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE
by Alexa Derman
November 20, 2015

Videos

Inside Rehearsals of Baby Screams Miracle

Licensing & Materials

Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

Scripts

Available Formats:

Get the Script

Add-Ons

Take a look below at how you can enhance your show!

Ticketing

Authors

Clare Barron

Clare Barron is a playwright and performer from Wenatchee, Washington. Her play Dance Nation recently received its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in May 2018 and subsequently its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre in London. It was a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Pri ...

View full profile