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Winner of the 2002 Jane Chambers Award
Gold medalist in the 2004 Pinter Review Prize for Drama
competition
On a magical night in New Jersey, the stars talk to Abe, Sal
gets a magic tattoo and a journey begins. Abe and Sal take off
across the country, following the stars and looking for Birth
and Life. Signs of Life is loosely based on the Sarah and
Abraham story from the Old Testament--spun out of the Holy Land
and onto the Interstate Highways of the American West. The play
is a comic meditation on faith, doubt and spirituality.
 | ABE: a 40 year old man |
| SAL: a 40 year old woman |
Minimal set
2002 Jane Chambers Playwriting Award; 2004 Gold Medal, Pinter
Review Prize for Drama; Winner, 2004 Theatre Conspiracy
playwriting contest; Rockefeller Foundation playwriting grant;
2nd place, Hanover College/Lily Foundation International
Playwriting Contest;
“(Deborah Brevoort) has written a funny,
bittersweet comedy about life, dreams and the power of love.
Brevoort’s script is rich with imagery and the stories her
characters weave are magical.”
– Info Juneau
(Alaska)
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“A good ear will capture the inspirational
message behind Brevoort’s Signs of Life. The
interesting thing about it is the coiling together of comedy
and drama that Brevoort has accomplished. The audience
is at constant odds with themselves on whether to laugh or
cry.”
– Whalesong,
Juneau Alaska
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“Brevoort’s great strength as a playwright
are her characterizations.”
– Capital City
Weekly,
Juneau, Alaska
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“Signs of Life is an eloquent
statement of hope.”
– The Register
Citizen,
Hartford CT
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“Whether it’s that material things are
insignificant or simply that the stars are beautiful, there
is something that we can all learn by seeing Signs of
Life.”
– The Hartford
News, CT
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“Totally Enchanting”
“You'll laugh all through it”
“Beautifully written”
“Dialogue is rich”
“I'm going back a second time, maybe a
third”
– Islander
Newspaper, Ft. Myers, FL
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Produced by Perseverance Theatre, Douglas, Alaska |
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Produced by Company One Theatre |
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Produced by Theatre Conspiracy, Ft. Myers, Florida |
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Produced by Workshop Playhouse / Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts |
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