Petie by Lori Fischer
Petie
Petie started as a short story and over time became a play.
Past Productions
Pete has been produced by Theatre East, Starving Artist's Productions, The Women's Theatre Festival & LoLa-K Bongo After Hours Productions
The Memory of Damage by Lori Fischer
music by Lori Coscia and Don Chaffer
Synopsis: Inspired by the true story of Dr. Walter Freeman a man who performed over 3,500 trans-orbital lobotomies in the United States, The Memory of Damage tracks the journey of one patient, Calvin Wayne, as he searches to find out why he was given the procedure that has left him without any ability to feel. In a parallel story, Dr. Freeman embarks on a cross-country mission to prove he was on the right side of history. The character of Calvin Wayne is a composite character created by the author and based on published accounts of numerous persons who underwent transorbital and prefrontal lobotomies.
MOD Resume
The Memory of Damage
Selected for 2019 reading with Theatre East, NYC
Received a reading at SWAN Day, Washington, DC
2016 Source Festival Top 20 Finalist
3W/2M all locations implied minimally
On the Brink of Promise by Lori Fischer
Synopsis
Jerry, an artist turned PR guy for B-CRU Oil, tries to make a good impression at his new job by offering a few solutions to a P.R, issue and a drilling problem. His solutions, however, cause an avocado farmer's death as well as a possible land grab against the Ute Indian tribe in Utah.
*As of Fall 2016, an Utah Congressman has introduced H.R. 5780/the Public Lands Initiative Act into the House of Representatives. If successful, this "land grab" will take 100,000 acres of oil rich land from the reservation of the Ute Tribe.
*On the Brink of Promise was formerly titled The Displaced and Land Grab
3W/4M All locations minimally implied
Land Grab Resume: Land Grab Special Consideration 2018 Relentless Award Included in Culture Project’s Women Center Stage, 2018 Semi-Finalist Unicorn Theatre’s 2017-2018 In-Progress Play Reading Series Semi-Finalist Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2016 National Playwrights Conference Included in the Culture Project’s 2015 Summer Reading Series, NYC Commissioned by Theatre C/Carlos Armesto New York, NY Received the 2013 A.R.T. Alumni Lab Grant
Greener Pastures by Lori Fischer at Aurora Theatre
It's the Golden Girls meets The Odd Couple!
It's the Golden Girls meets The Odd Couple!
2024 BASS Awards/Suzi recommended show!
Poster by David Jones
Hilarious shenanigans!
It's the Golden Girls meets The Odd Couple!
2024 BASS Awards/Suzi recommended show!
Photo by Casey Ford
Greener Pastures is a rainbow!
Greener Pastures is a rainbow!
"Greener Pastures is a rainbow. The colorful characters left me with all the emotions--laughter, sadness, disappointment, curiosity, joy and hope. This is a great show for generations to share together, teaching life lessons effortlessly. Each character added an essential band of color to this rainbow." Jewett Mukenge
Photo by Casey Ford
Incredible!
Crowd pleasing comedy!
Greener Pastures is a rainbow!
"The set for the play "Greener Pastures" was incredible, but it was the play itself that was so enjoyable and relatable. Lori Fischer did an amazing job as the playwright. Douglas Collins and I were glad we saw it at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, Georgia." https://thedmzone.com
Photo by Casey Ford
Crowd pleasing comedy!
Crowd pleasing comedy!
Crowd pleasing comedy!
"Often compared to The Golden Girls and The Odd Couple, Greener Pastures is a crowd-pleasing comedy!"
Photo by Casey Ford
Sooooooo good!
Crowd pleasing comedy!
Crowd pleasing comedy!
"This is a show I'd like to take my grandma to!" 24-year-old audience member
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A Southern Chekhov comedy!
A Southern Chekhov comedy!
A Southern Chekhov comedy!
"Greener Pastures by Lori Fischer is reminiscent of a southern Chekhov comedy... if Chekhov was from Tennessee." Peter Francis James
Photo by Casey Ford
Enjoyable and relatable!
A Southern Chekhov comedy!
A Southern Chekhov comedy!
"So much fun!"
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Amazing play!
A Southern Chekhov comedy!
Totally different plot!
Lori Fischer has created an amazing play that is DO NOT MISS PLAY because it is sooooooo good! Douglas Collins
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Totally different plot!
Totally different plot!
Totally different plot!
"We really did enjoy the play and laughed and were watching intently to see what would happen next. It was a totally different plot than any play or movie we had seen before or story we had read in a book. We discussed how different this play is and how it made us feel." Sims W. Gordon, Jr., Esq
Photo by Casey Ford
Greener Pastures by Lori Fischer
Synopsis
- Greener Pastures is a Golden Girls meets The Odd Couple crowd-pleasing comedy. Maxine a wise-cracking, curmudgeonly senior citizen at Greener Pastures Retirement Center's life is upended when the administrator mistakenly allows Dorothy, a 38 year-old, to move in and become Maxine's roommate. Dorothy, who's been a singing sandwich on the children's show Lunchtime with Munchkins for thirty years is ready to throw in the towel and retire. Guaranteed laughs ensue in this battle of wills and wits.
Greener Pastures highlight reel Aurora Theatre
Greener Pastures has entered the DMZone!
Greener Pastures has entered the DMZone!
Play resume
Greener Pastures has entered the DMZone!
- Greener Pastures
- 2024 BASS AWARDS/SUZI RECOMMENDED
- 2024 Produced at Aurora Theatre
- NYU Thesis Professor Marsha Norman
- 2018 Semi-Finalist B Street Theatre Comedy Festival
- 2017 Produced at The Cumberland County Playhouse
- 2016 Finalist Florida Repertory PlayLab Festival
- New York University, M.F.A. Thesis Reading, Public Theatre
- Starring: Lois Smith, Lynn Cohen, Roberta Maxwell, Peter Francis James
The Cumberland County Playhouse Highlight Reel
The Cumberland County Playhouse production photos
"I had the pleasure of watching the production of Greener Pastures on my way to the mountains with family. It was such a refreshingly funny story. Everything rolled into one. I was overwhelmed by humor, satire, emotion and all that really touched a nerve in my own personal life at 50+. My 19-year-old daughter also found it relatable from her perspective. So much fun." Trip Adviser
"A very funny comedy." Trip Advisor
"A very funny comedy." Trip Advisor
"Greener Pastures by Lori Fischer is hilarious. This play had fantastically witty writing with lots of extremely humorous one-liners delivered with perfect timing." Trip Advisor
"A very funny comedy." Trip Advisor
"A very funny comedy." Trip Advisor
"A very funny comedy." Trip Advisor
"A refreshingly funny story." Trip Advisor