Really Really Gorgeous

by Nick Mecikalski

Enter America's disgusting and sensational future. Everything is underwater, but the TVs still work. In a moldy shack, two women slosh through life together, each the other's only remaining companion, sharing dreams of stardom and power that will never, ever, ever come true. Except when they do. REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS is a comedy of grotesque proportions: an intimate journey through a mangled nation, a high...

Enter America's disgusting and sensational future. Everything is underwater, but the TVs still work. In a moldy shack, two women slosh through life together, each the other's only remaining companion, sharing dreams of stardom and power that will never, ever, ever come true. Except when they do. REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS is a comedy of grotesque proportions: an intimate journey through a mangled nation, a high-speed collision between dystopia and magic. It’s the end of the world, and it’s weirder than anyone imagined.

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Really Really Gorgeous

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  • Cheryl Bear: Really Really Gorgeous by Nick Mecikalski
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    An adventure through a fictional world that is extremely believable given our rising sea levels and a new and frightening political landscape. Thoroughly engaging with beautiful poetry, this is a wonderful piece on climate change. Well done!

    An adventure through a fictional world that is extremely believable given our rising sea levels and a new and frightening political landscape. Thoroughly engaging with beautiful poetry, this is a wonderful piece on climate change. Well done!

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  • Quinn Xavier Hernandez: Really Really Gorgeous by Nick Mecikalski
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    Nick Mecikalski paints an extraordinarily vivid and visceral world that simultaneously feels so foreign and so relatable. While one may not always know where they are while experiencing it, REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS is a rollercoaster ride that is sure to entertain. #PlaywrightPlug

    Nick Mecikalski paints an extraordinarily vivid and visceral world that simultaneously feels so foreign and so relatable. While one may not always know where they are while experiencing it, REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS is a rollercoaster ride that is sure to entertain. #PlaywrightPlug

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  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: Really Really Gorgeous by Nick Mecikalski
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    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Nick Mecikalski and their play Really Really Gorgeous as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers really responded to the wonderfully creepy world, and how the music and creative theatrical devices stunningly contribute to that...

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Nick Mecikalski and their play Really Really Gorgeous as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers really responded to the wonderfully creepy world, and how the music and creative theatrical devices stunningly contribute to that landscape.

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Production History

  • Professional, The Tank in association with Lucy Powis and The Hodgepodge Group, 2020

Awards

  • National Playwright Conference
    Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
    Finalist
    2017