Crime Fiction
Women Playwrights Series
Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 PM
Kutz Theatre : 715 Grand Avenue
by Deirdre Girard
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Maddie is making the transition from Crime Beat Journalist to Crime Fiction writer, and is thrilled when best-selling author Heather Bowman takes her under her wing and invites her to join a Mystery Writers group. But when a stalker begins to prey on Heather, the lines between fact and fiction and between friend and foe start to fray.
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
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Deirdre Girard, who earned her MFA in playwriting at Boston University, has had dozens of award winning short plays produced worldwide, and several full-length productions. Her work, often in the mystery/horror genre, has been published by Applause Books, Smith & Kraus, Next Stage Press and Heuer Publishing. Deidre's short horror piece The Night Visitor was made into a film by award winning international filmmaker Prataya Saha. Most recently, her play A Year to Grieve was selected for Smith & Kraus's Best 10-minute Plays of 2025, her collection Short & Scary II was produced by The Actors Studio of Newburyport (MA) in October of 2024, and an evening of female-centric shorts, Women at the Center, was produced by Chapel Players (DE) in November 2024. Her new full-length play Crime Fiction is a current Finalist in the ScreenCraft 2025 stage play competition.
