​Fortune Cookies
Portland Fertile Ground Festival 2013


Directed by: Megan Sweigert
Cast:
Janna Tessman
Sean Lamb
Satheara Sin
Kristi Bogart
David Loftus

Fortune Cookies: Gretchen and Alexander work together. They don't know that they are in love with each other. Well, they do know that they are in love with each but not exactly. Gretchen tries to fix Alexander up with a girl on Craigslist; but then Alexander hints at his feelings one night after drinking a bit too much. Thank goodness Gretchen can rely on the wisdom of fortune cookies to guide her through this one-act romantic comedy.


"Donna Barrow-Green and her actors really “get” office romance, from the slowly-dawning camaraderie to the paralyzing suppression of sexual impulse in favor of casual professionalism. Alexander and Gretchen are both perched on the edge of their seats, trying to play it cool and wait for a sign. Are they just imagining it? Will somebody please break the ice? What does the horoscope or the fortune cookie say? Though it flirts heavily with romcom cliché and holds few surprises, this short is undeniably engaging, lighthearted and universal." Oregon Arts Watch, 2013.

Below: Fortune Cookies on Part Time Playhouse, Scene starts at 18:50