Alice Eve Cohen

The Balinese Frog Prince


Works


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WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW
In her unflinchingly honest and ruefully witty voice, Alice nimbly carries us through her metamorphosis from a woman who has come to terms with infertility to one who struggles to love a heartbeat found in her womb – six months into a high-risk pregnancy.

Elle's Lettres 2009 GRAND PRIX: BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Oprah Magazine “25 BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER”
Salon, "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"
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“Everything we love in a book -- profound, honest, hilarious, humane, surprising." Anne Lamott, Salon.com BEST BOOKS OF 2009

THIN WALLS and other plays. WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW (in-progress; Semifinalist for 2012 O'Neill National Playwriting Conference)
Writer and solo theatre artist Alice Eve Cohen portrays twelve eclectic neighbors in a century-old New York City residential hotel at the end of the 20th Century, as their lives collide in comic, tragic, and sometimes violent ways.

SOLO SHOWS FOR KIDS
These works are available for touring to theatres,festival, schools, libraries, museums, etc. Performances, residencies, workshops, master classes are available. For more info, click on SOLO SHOWS FOR KIDS

“Spellbinding…Our audiences were enraptured.”
DTW, Family Matters

"Fills the stage with her dramatic power and comedic skill."
The Smithsonian Institute

“The best play I ever saw in my whole life. It was so funny, I hit my head on the floor.”
John, 3rd grade

“Sly humor and sharp character definition”
LA Times

“It was probably the funniest show I have ever seen!”
—Daniel, age 7


Selected Works: Memoir; Solo Theater; Reviews and Articles

Memoir
"Her darkly hilarious memoir, What I Thought I Knew (Viking), is an unexpected bundle of joy.” Oprah Magazine
Solo Theatre
One building. A city in upheaval. A solo play about twelve lives colliding. "Gripping" New York Times “A little show, but with such a big, embracing heart.”
–The Guardian, London
Solo Theatre, family audiences
“Spellbinding…Our audiences were enraptured.” DTW, Family Matters “The best play I ever saw in my whole life. It was so funny, I hit my head on the floor.” John, 3rd grade
Book Blog Tour
50 Blogs: reviews, interviews, author posts on WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW: A MEMOIR

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