Crime Fiction
Women Playwrights Series
Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 PM
Kutz Theatre : 715 Grand Avenue
by Deirdre Girard
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.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
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.
