The CWP LAUNCHPAD READING series Presents
Sour grapes
Presented as a part of the CWP Evolution Festival
Monday, August 24, 2026 @ 7:00PM
The Parlor at St. Paul & St. Andrew
263 W 86th St., New York, NY 10024
When two Catholic school girls claim that water in a consecrated chalice turned into wine, what begins as a panicked lie snowballs into a full-blown miracle. Lucy and Gemma find themselves at the center of a growing wave of religious fervor as classmates, clergy, and local Catholic media project sainthood onto two deeply unqualified teenagers.
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When two Catholic school girls claim that water in a consecrated chalice turned into wine, what begins as a panicked lie snowballs into a full-blown miracle. Suddenly dubbed “the miracle girls,” Lucy and Gemma find themselves at the center of a growing wave of religious fervor as classmates, clergy, and local Catholic media project sainthood onto two deeply unqualified teenagers. Darkly funny, theatrical, and emotionally sharp, Sour Grapes explores belief as performance, the seduction of attention, and what happens when a story becomes more important than the truth.eans to seek dignity, connection, and authenticity in a world that often demands silence or performance. While deeply rooted in the Black male experience, the stories speak to universal themes of humanity, belonging, fear, hope, and healing.
Cast & Crew
Writer, Producer, and Actor: Annabel McConnachie
Stage Manager: Chelsea Castro
About the Lead Artist
Annabel McConnachie is a Sydney-born playwright, performer, and producer based in New York City. She is a Dramatic Arts BFA (Honors) graduate of The New School. Her play Archive of My Own, a comedy about Glee fanfiction and the strange intimacy of internet fandom, premiered at the New York Theater Festival, where it won Best Production. Annabel’s work blends pop culture, humor, and emotional vulnerability to explore the messy line between fantasy and real life. Her plays often center obsessive young women, digital culture, and the complicated intensity of friendship. Other recent original credits include Waiting for Gadot (The Chain), Doing a Bradbury (The Tank) and Anne & Her Executioner (RJ Theatre Company).