My Dearest Apologies

Downstairs are around a dozen teenage ballerinas, the most drunk they've ever been in their young lives, counting down the hours until everything changes. Tomorrow, they will graduate from one of the country's most prestigious pre-professional ballet programs. So tonight, they get fucking sloshed. A play about trauma, ambition, and the community you find when the people who are supposed to protect you fail.

44th EVVY AWARD WINNER For outstanding writing for the stage

“This play is breathless, impossible to put down, and beautiful. It perfectly lands the balance of comedic moments that feel very real, relatable, and exactly how teenagers talk, and then it's very profound. Meaty roles for women in here and the characters are fleshed out, interesting, and lovable even at their most frustrating. Excellent for collegiate theatre and would lend itself nicely to staged readings.” - Anna Item

My Dearest Apologies is now available to read on New Play Exchange.

2024 World Premiere

My Dearest Apologies had its world premiere production in December 2024 at Emerson College, serving as Grace’s debut as a director and playwright. Produced by Mercutio Troupe, the production received a nomination for Best Stage Play, Outstanding Lead Performance for the Stage and won Outstanding Writing for the Stage and Outstanding Print Advertisement at the 44th EVVY Awards.

Direction/Writing: Grace Lenore Rogers

Asst. Direction/Intimacy Direction: Nicole Coleman
Choreography: Riley Sage MacMoyle
Stage Management: Leif Moore
Asst. Stage Management: Barbara Belén Litwak
Producing: Afton Myers
Scenic Design: Lulu Dalzell
Asst. Scenic Design: Gabby Laatz & Kiana McCully
Lighting Design: Matt Dandino
Asst. Lighting Design: Lizzie Lamb
Sound Design: Aadi Sinha
Costume Design: Aisha Akorede
Asst. Costume Design: Evelyn Walyus, Coco LaRochelle
Hair & Makeup Design: Taj Dharmadji
Asst. Hair & Makeup Design: Anne Shi
Props Design: Bee Laclair
Dramaturgy: Molly Howard