Plays-in-Process Production. by Emma Jeszke, directed by John Neville-Andrews. The “manic pixie dream girl” is a figure in popular culture we all know well. She’s the woman that every tortured 20-something male wants under his arm and the model every 20-something female strives to replicate. Will this be a formula for extroverted triumph or personal failure? PLAYS–IN–PROCESS is committed to the developmental public performances of new works written by students.