James Crmody
Stratford, CT

Plays

by James Carmody

My new play Displaced Persons is about three different pairs of individuals that are thrown together as a result of the war in Ukraine. It is Springtime in Krakow, 2022. Refugees are pouring into the city and the local Catholic Church is doing its’ best to shelter them. When refugee meets host, unexpected things happen. Topics of national origin, race, freedom of religion, language, and culture, suffering and reconciliation are swirling amidst the testing of friendships and the betrayal of countries. This is a play about the weakest among us giving strength, faith, and renewal to the morally displaced persons who are better off in a materialistic sense only.  Permeating all of this are opportunities for cooperating grace, because although war can tear people apart it can also bring them together.

Cast:
SR. LASKA-a Polish nun in Krakow (Laska is the Polish word for grace) IRENA (means peace) A Polish Citizen of Krakow DEMBE-an Afro Ukrainian lady whose name is an African word for peace. SOLOMIA (means peace) Ukrainian woman living in Krakow about 40 years old MIRA (short for Miraslava which means peace) Slightly pregnant Russian speaking Ukrainian woman refugee about 30 years old OLIVIA (derived from the Latin oliva which means olive, often a symbol of peace) an American expatriate living in Krakow under 30 years old KHRYSTYNA (her name means follower of Christ) Ukrainian woman over 60 years old

Successes

My 10 minute play Falling Apart to Come Together was featured in the first Catholic Playwrights Festival at Theater 71 in Manhattan in September of 2023.

Where's Mommy? My first full length pay was produced at the Harold Clurman theater in 1991.