A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. (Abraham Maslow)

Food. Shelter. Sex. Safety. Belonging. Respect. Spirit.
Seven simple desires. And seven ten-minute plays to respond to psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs. These unique, ephemeral plays provide intriguing companions for selected Griffin productions. In keeping with Maslow’s theory, they will be presented individually throughout the season – to absorb, process and accumulate over time.

7-ON are seven playwrights well-known to Griffin audiences, including Donna Abela (Arabian Nights), Vanessa Bates (Checklist for an Armed Robber), Hilary Bell (Wolf Lullaby), Noëlle Janaczewska (Songket), Verity Laughton (Burning), Ned Manning (Us or Them) and Catherine Zimdahl (Clark in Sarajevo).
In keeping with Griffin’s 2007 season of self-discovery, these plays provide another challenge. Hidden throughout the Griffin Season, the performance nights are waiting to be discovered. Like an Easter egg hunt, you have to find them.