Alexa Smith
Playwright
Alexa Smith
Playwright
Plays by Alexa Smith
BIRTHRIGHT
Cast: 9 (with doubling), 12 roles
Genre: Drama/tragedy
Setting: New York, province of the English Crown, Eighteenth Century
Full-length play
In colonial New York, one mother will defy the world to protect her own.
Themes: race, law, power, women, commerce, identity, resistance
Early Reader Responses to Birthright
“Stunning. A powerful story that showed me something new.”
“Brilliant, gripping, and extraordinary. I couldn’t stop reading.”
“Marvelous, emotional, and multi-layered. I simply loved it.”
"Loved the characters and complex plot."
“Excellent writing. An excellent ear for dialogue. Brutally honest.”
“Alexa Smith’s background is deeply connected to the story. It is part of what makes her the person to tell it.”
THINGS UNKNOWN
Cast: 8
Genre: Drama/tragedy
Setting: Midwest, early Twentieth Century
Full-length play
A shrewd man, determined to leave a legacy, must reckon with his own insecurity.
Themes: race, legacy, business, power, resistance
