Then They Forgot About The Rest

by Georgina Escobar

"Two sisters coping with a recent traumatic event sign up to receive information regarding a special trial for the soon-to-hit-market drug: Alleviate. Meanwhile, at an ad agency called The Rest, the advertisers are about to accept this new 'forgetting pill' brief. Paths intertwine between memory, the truth, and The Rest as a pending apocalypse threatens to end the human race. An apocalyptic frontera (border)...

"Two sisters coping with a recent traumatic event sign up to receive information regarding a special trial for the soon-to-hit-market drug: Alleviate. Meanwhile, at an ad agency called The Rest, the advertisers are about to accept this new 'forgetting pill' brief. Paths intertwine between memory, the truth, and The Rest as a pending apocalypse threatens to end the human race. An apocalyptic frontera (border) funk piece with elements of noir, 'Then they forgot about The Rest' is a southwest femmetasia about the things worth forgetting, the physical impact of memory, and the company that we keep."

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Then They Forgot About The Rest

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  • Cheryl Bear: Then They Forgot About The Rest by Georgina Escobar
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    A fascinating look at the impact of memory, what we may want to forget and how we surround ourselves. Well done.

    A fascinating look at the impact of memory, what we may want to forget and how we surround ourselves. Well done.

    ”
  • Andrew Rincon: Then They Forgot About The Rest by Georgina Escobar
    “

    I saw a production of this play at INTAR, and it's stayed with me ever since. Escobar wrote an incredible epic play, that scratches at my mind, heart and soul. Powerful, smart, filled with fierce Queer womyn and characters that feel real as hell. Her world building is unparalleled.

    I saw a production of this play at INTAR, and it's stayed with me ever since. Escobar wrote an incredible epic play, that scratches at my mind, heart and soul. Powerful, smart, filled with fierce Queer womyn and characters that feel real as hell. Her world building is unparalleled.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: Then They Forgot About The Rest by Georgina Escobar
    “

    This play is an absolute sci-fi masterpiece. It's one of those plays where the idea seems so simple but it needed Escobar's voice turn the idea into such a compelling story. I am going to be thinking about this play for a long time and kicking myself for not seeing the production at INTAR. PRODUCE THIS PLAY NOW!!!!

    This play is an absolute sci-fi masterpiece. It's one of those plays where the idea seems so simple but it needed Escobar's voice turn the idea into such a compelling story. I am going to be thinking about this play for a long time and kicking myself for not seeing the production at INTAR. PRODUCE THIS PLAY NOW!!!!

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Stages Repertory Theatre, 2019
  • Reading, Brooklyn Generator NY, 2018
  • Residency, MacDowell Colony, 2018

Production History

  • Professional, INTAR , 2019