WHY ARE GRAHAM CRACKERS HARD?

This is Amanda's very first full length play. She began writing Graham Crackers shortly after moving to Chicago.

The inspiration for the play came one afternoon while working at the Florence G. Heller JCC. A student was quietly snacking on a graham cracker when she abruptly stopped. She quickly got Amanda's attention and demanded to know why graham crackers were hard. Amanda opened her mouth to answer but quickly realized she had no idea. She simply replied, "because that's the way they make them." And so the play was born.

Synopsis: Life is full of unanswerable questions. Ryan, an out of work playwright, must field these questions and more when her sister Anne brings her nieces to town for an unexpected visit. Ryan’s childhood friend, Becca comes along for the ride but in the midst of the chaos reveals her affections. Affections everyone else has known for years… except for Ryan. As their worlds continue to spiral out of control, Ryan must come to terms with her choices and become the adult she never planned to be.

Cast: 5W

Why Are Graham Crackers Hard? premiered as an elevated staged reading with 20% Theatre Company February 15th-18th, 2017.