an original play by Abby Sommers. Debuts this June, 2026
In the days following his wife's unexpected death, the eccentric Professor Charles Goldschmidt devotes every ounce of his energy to returning a decades old blender to the department store from whence it came. In those same days, his adult daughter, Ellie, commits laser focus to her senior thesis project as her college graduation approaches -- which also happens to involve the very same blender. Aaron, the youngest, can't understand why all anybody can talk about is that damn blender.
Abby Sommers is a recent Tufts graduate and an aspiring filmmaker based in New York City. Her storytelling often centers on quirky characters and musical elements, though this collaboration with Little Birdie is her first attempt at a stage play! When she’s not writing or staying up late working on a film editing project, she can be found playing guitar or building some new Star Wars LEGO set.