MEETING THE FBI AGENT WHO READS MY EVERY TEXT MESSAGE AND SEDUCING HIM BECAUSE HE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO TRULY KNOWS ME: A ROMANTIC TRAGEDY IN THREE PARTS
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SYNOPSIS
Sarah wants what we all want from a lover—to be seen and heard. When she realizes the person who sees and hears her most is the FBI agent assigned to read her texts, she asks Big Brother out. Sparks fly. Sarah and Agent Morris found love in the surveillance state. But when Sarah discovers she’s not the only civilian in Agent Morris’ case file, their connection wavers. A play for the brain rot generation about what it means to take control of being watched.
PLAYWRIGHT’S BIO
Claire Greising is a playwright from Evanston, Illinois. She holds a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU and an MFA in Playwriting from Brooklyn College, where she also teaches in the English department. Her play lonely people on the internet was named a semi-finalist for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, received an honorable mention for the 2024 Relentless Award, won Brooklyn College’s Himan Brown Award in Creative Writing, was featured in the Loading Dock Theatre’s Forklift Reading Series, and benefited from further development through The Workshop Theater’s Intensive program. She has other plays, too, which can be found on New Play Exchange. As a comedian, Claire has performed stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy in theaters, bars, basements, and backyards across the country.
A BIT ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
When did you start writing plays? If you had a moment where you realized you wanted to write, what was it?
I’ve been interested in writing since before I could even write; as a child, I would fill up empty journals with meaningless scribbles. My first play, titled Humpty Dumpty: Before The Fall, was produced by my local children’s theatre when I was in 8th grade. I was fortunate to grow up in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, where there were many opportunities to create and showcase work. I am particularly indebted to my high school drama teacher, Timothy Herbert, who exposed our classes to interesting, contemporary and experimental theater.
How did you come to write your OOB play? Was there a particular inspiration behind its creation? How has it developed?
I am sure that the only person who thinks about Edward Snowden more than me is Edward Snowden. He has been on my mind ever since he acted as a whistleblower by leaking highly classified information from the NSA in 2013. In my opinion, it can feel violating but also oddly comforting to know that someone is watching you. I started thinking about who could be monitoring my messages, what they might find out about me, and what I would say to these watchers if given the chance. I tried to imagine how that conversation might go through this play.
What are five words that describe who you are as a playwright?
Chaotic, verbose, quirky, funny, dark.
What/who are some of the major influences on your writing?
Kurt Vonnegut, Annie Baker, Miranda July, Sibyl Kempson, and the first six seasons of Gilmore Girls!
What’s one fact someone would never guess about you?
I was the place kicker on my high school football team.
What are some of your favorite plays?
The Aliens by Annie Baker
People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan
Art by Yasmina Reza
Erastes by Andres Osorio
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (Seriously)
Any new projects you’re working on or shameless plugs?
This fall, my work will be featured as part of Bring A Weasel and a Pint of Your Own Blood Festival, the annual experimental theater extravaganza from the graduating class of MFA playwrights at Brooklyn College. The theme for this year’s festival is sci-fi. It’s going to be stellar!
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