No Exodus

Abby Morgan as Older Wendy, Meghan Culligan as Younger Wendy

Nicki Meskos (Younger Carmen) and Kai Gesek (David)

Abby Morgan as Older Wendy

Abby Morgan as Older Wendy, Meghan Culligan as Younger Wendy
The year is 1995, there’s a horrible thunderstorm outside and Wendy Symmonds and her daughter Ruth are hosting a dysfunctional Passover seder. As the play consistently flashes back to the past, we learn that Wendy was a member of a one-hit wonder 70s band. Tensions increase between Ruth and her mother as Ruth reveals that her passion is painting, and Wendy’s flashbacks become more and more difficult to differ from reality. No Exodus examines the personal and cultural stakes of holding onto and letting go of the past and the stories we tell about it.
Staged Reading at The Growing Stage in Netcong, New Jersey (dir. Dennis Connors, 2021)
Growing Stage Young Playwrights’ Festival- Winner, 2021
Jewish Plays Project- Honorable Mention, 2021
Produced for Jamesville-Dewitt High School (dir. Alethea Shirilan-Howlett, 2020)