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Drama |
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Full-length, 60-75 minutes
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4 females, 2 males, 4 either (6-20 actors possible: 4-10 females, 2-10 males) |
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Minimal -- suggestive set pieces to reflect various settings, both above and below ground.
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| Two teenagers, Kansas and James, must rely on each other as they attempt to escape from a not-so-future world that rations everything from water to children to the length of a human life -- a plastic-coated, slogan-filled society where citizens are expected to lose even language itself by a certain age. Alternating between their journey and the memories of a woman who lives outside of society with only scraps of words as her weapons, The Realm is a chilling exploration of the power of language, for better or worse, to make new worlds. |
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Winner, National Waldo M. and Grace C. Bonderman Playwriting Workshop (2005) |
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| The Realm, University Co-op/Cohen New Works Festival, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas (2005). Photo: Candida Nichols. |
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