Rabbits

by Sarah Saltwick

After the collapse of the civilized world, people are struggling to survive. Technology has failed. Food is scarce. Rabbits have grown huge in size and frightening in strength. Cass has fled a compound to hunt for a better life. Her journey leads her to the isolated home of Jackson and his daughter Dove. After these three days, nothing is the same. 

After the collapse of the civilized world, people are struggling to survive. Technology has failed. Food is scarce. Rabbits have grown huge in size and frightening in strength. Cass has fled a compound to hunt for a better life. Her journey leads her to the isolated home of Jackson and his daughter Dove. After these three days, nothing is the same. 

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Rabbits

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  • Chris Fontanes: Rabbits by Sarah Saltwick
    “

    Sarah Saltwick manages to weave a story that alternates between visceral, tense, tender, bloody, sad and shocking at any given moment. It is so rich with detail that reading it feels like stepping into a dark fairy tale.

    Sarah Saltwick manages to weave a story that alternates between visceral, tense, tender, bloody, sad and shocking at any given moment. It is so rich with detail that reading it feels like stepping into a dark fairy tale.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: Rabbits by Sarah Saltwick
    “

    A riveting, sensory story of survival in a crumbling world that has you at the edge of your seat! Well done.

    A riveting, sensory story of survival in a crumbling world that has you at the edge of your seat! Well done.

    ”
  • Gab Reisman: Rabbits by Sarah Saltwick
    “

    This is a svelte three-hander about human kindness and curiosity. Masterfully crafted, alternateingly tense and tender. Sort of like that feeling of running down a hill. A must read coming of age play in a not-too-distant dystopia.

    This is a svelte three-hander about human kindness and curiosity. Masterfully crafted, alternateingly tense and tender. Sort of like that feeling of running down a hill. A must read coming of age play in a not-too-distant dystopia.

    ”
Cass: 30s, Female. Tough. A fighter. Has had many children but is not noticeably maternal.

Jackson: late 30s, Male. Strong, hard worker. At home on the Frontier.

Dove: 15 or 16, Female. Looks older than she sometimes acts. Healthy and full of life. Hungry for knowledge.

This play is set in the future in a world where racial identity is less distinct and most people are multiracial. Therefore, multiracial casting is encouraged but not necessary. Dove and Jackson should share some physical characteristics - it should be clear that they are related by blood.

Development History

  • Reading, Greenhouse Reading Series, Workhouse Theater Company, 2014
  • Reading, WildClaw Horror Theatre, 2013
  • Workshop, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
  • Workshop, WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory, 2011