Griswold

2W, 1MThe overlooked story behind establishment of the right of sexual privacy.

Awards & Honors (Select)

Winner of both the A is For Playwriting Award (juried and administered by Broadway veterans and affiliates of Broadway Works For Women) and the Playhouse Creatures Emerging Playwrights Celebration and Arts and Letters Drama Prize finalist; also an official selection for FutureFest and Eugene O’Neill semi-finalist among other honors.

Select Productions

  • 2024 Production – Bridge Street Theatre (Hudson Valley, NY), dir. M. Burke Walker
  • 2023 Playground Theatre / Chelsea and Kensington Festival (London), Artistic Director Anthony Biggs, Martha Plimpton in title role
  • 2022 Playhouse Creatures Showcase and Benefit Reading, dir. Tatiana Pandiani, Annette Bening in title role
  • 2022 FutureFest Festival of New American Plays  – Official Selection (OH)
  • 2022 American Dreaming New Works Festival – Official Selection  (one of three winning plays) (VT)
  • 2022 National Women’s Theatre Festival – Official Selection (NC)
  • 2022 Playhouse Creatures (NYC) New Works Celebration – Winner

Press & Reviews

“One of the top ten theatre events of 2024”  Theatre Critic Jeffrey Borak 

“Compelling drama . . . Griswold is a must see.” Macey Levin, Berkshire Onstage

“A buoyant exercise in the art of theatre and storytelling” Jeffrey Borak, Berkshire Eagle

“A mind-blowing, laugh out loud, heartbreaking history lesson that could amuse, enrage, and empower you simultaneously … An essential, rousing entertainment that will stimulate you mentally, emotionally, and civically.” Patrick White, Nippertown

“Bridge Street Theatre’s ‘Griswold’ is a must-see! …  Macey Levin, Berkshire On Stage

“Estelle Griswold is brought to vivid life at Bridge Street … The hour long heart of the work, about Griswold’s determination to overturn a law banning birth control in Connecticut set U.S. Supreme Court precedent that would underlie historic decisions from Roe v. Wade to the legalization of same-sex marriage, is both compelling drama and important history.”  Steve Barnes, Times Union

“Little short of thrilling …  the play for just about everyone who likes good theater … a most important play making statements that must not be ignored.”  J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Edge

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