MUD SEASON

by Felice Locker

MUD SEASON, full-length,O'NEILL 2021 Semi-Finalist, BAPF 2020 Finalist. Jane, resilient but restless, decamps to rural Colorado where she thinks hard work and even harder weather are the answer to almost everything. While enduring her slippery sister and sliding mud, Jane, who is disabled, embarks on a journey with mythical time travelers and a magical eagle to discover her place in the changing American West.

MUD SEASON, full-length,O'NEILL 2021 Semi-Finalist, BAPF 2020 Finalist. Jane, resilient but restless, decamps to rural Colorado where she thinks hard work and even harder weather are the answer to almost everything. While enduring her slippery sister and sliding mud, Jane, who is disabled, embarks on a journey with mythical time travelers and a magical eagle to discover her place in the changing American West.

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MUD SEASON

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  • Giulianna Marchese: MUD SEASON

    I really enjoyed reading this play for Script Club with Red Theater. As I was reading, I got the feeling that there is so much dramaturgy to uncover in this play that would be so fun to get into and bring to light with staging and even a program note.
    I was fascinated by the dialogue and how the characters seem to be talking past each other or only partially understanding. It would be so interesting to play with the dialogue in rehearsal.

    I really enjoyed reading this play for Script Club with Red Theater. As I was reading, I got the feeling that there is so much dramaturgy to uncover in this play that would be so fun to get into and bring to light with staging and even a program note.
    I was fascinated by the dialogue and how the characters seem to be talking past each other or only partially understanding. It would be so interesting to play with the dialogue in rehearsal.

  • Wyatt Kent: MUD SEASON

    Mud Season feels like grasping at understanding between people, the sudden shift when what you thought you understood turns out to be something else entirely, the particular angle you can only get out of the corner of your eye. Jane Jane's active fight to be seen set against the strange melancholy of this representation of the West is full of moments of beauty.

    Mud Season feels like grasping at understanding between people, the sudden shift when what you thought you understood turns out to be something else entirely, the particular angle you can only get out of the corner of your eye. Jane Jane's active fight to be seen set against the strange melancholy of this representation of the West is full of moments of beauty.

  • Samantha Marchant: MUD SEASON

    As a reader, I was happily swept up in the theatricality of this script. I think it will be stunning to see this script realized on stage.

    As a reader, I was happily swept up in the theatricality of this script. I think it will be stunning to see this script realized on stage.

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Character Information

  • JANE JANE
    Self-identifies as physically disabled. Mobility issues. Uses some kind of mobility device. Also known as Jane Jane. A bright spark. Loves community. Can solve almost anything. A temporary transplant to Colorado.
    Character Age
    late 30s early 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • BILL
    Able bodied. Capable too. A local. He's ridden all this land and cowboyed some too. Considers his words carefully to be respectful and polite. He is earnest, hardworking, perceptive, and only a little bit ornery. A single dad.
    Character Age
    mid 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • SIS
    JANE's older sister. A non-traditional (meaning later in life) nursing student. She thrives on crisis and chaos and if it's not there she'll make it. Relocated for a short stint.
    Character Age
    early 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • MRS. FISCHER
    Female. 20s-50s. A time-traveller to the present. A homesteader from the late-1880s. Her age is not as important as her hard work and directness. See link for a description of The Homestead Act of 1862:
    https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31
    Character Age
    Any Age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • MOMMA EAGLE
    An Eagle. A magical being. A fantastic representation of an Eagle to be played by a performer of any gender with a rich lower register.
    Character Age
    Adult
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • SUNSHINE
    Female. 20s-50s. Like Mrs. Fischer, she is a time-traveller to the present. A Soiled Dove -- a sex worker in the Old West. Her age is not as important as her earthiness and sensuality. She is sincere and unreserved.
    Character Age
    Any Age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization States of Play, Year 2022
  • Type Reading, Organization Athena Project Read and Rant, Year 2021
  • Type Reading, Organization Sacred Fools New Works Reading Series, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Elephant Room Productions, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Open Spaces Playwrights Collective, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre Made in Boulder Festival,Dairy Arts Center, Goddess Here & Maya Productions, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Open Spaces Playwrights Collective, Year 2017

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