Cora

by Katherine Varga

FULL LENGTH: A young photojournalist travels far from home to document war crimes. But first, she must agree to leave her heart behind. Fortunately, her news corporation has state-of-the-art technology to ensure all hearts are protected and thoroughly entertained. Cora explores how a digital culture that connects us to the world can separate us from ourselves.

FULL LENGTH: A young photojournalist travels far from home to document war crimes. But first, she must agree to leave her heart behind. Fortunately, her news corporation has state-of-the-art technology to ensure all hearts are protected and thoroughly entertained. Cora explores how a digital culture that connects us to the world can separate us from ourselves.

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Cora

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  • Inna Tsyrlin: Cora by Katherine Varga
    “

    Cora is a wild ride! This play is funny, simultaneously heart warming and heart breaking, and full of questions worth all our consideration. Our obsession with the 24-hours news cycle has lead to an individual and social desensitization that this play envisions on stage. Katherine Varga has written a wonderfully theatrical piece.

    Cora is a wild ride! This play is funny, simultaneously heart warming and heart breaking, and full of questions worth all our consideration. Our obsession with the 24-hours news cycle has lead to an individual and social desensitization that this play envisions on stage. Katherine Varga has written a wonderfully theatrical piece.

    ”
  • Arianna Rose: Cora by Katherine Varga
    “

    I was fortunate enough to see a reading of this exciting new play at the Viterbo New Works Festival in early 2019. Ms. Varga's artistry, skill, and imagination created a beautiful theatrical experience that I'm still thinking about many months later. I can't wait to see more of CORA.

    I was fortunate enough to see a reading of this exciting new play at the Viterbo New Works Festival in early 2019. Ms. Varga's artistry, skill, and imagination created a beautiful theatrical experience that I'm still thinking about many months later. I can't wait to see more of CORA.

    ”
  • Rachel Bykowski: Cora by Katherine Varga
    “

    This play is THE definition of theatricality. The last time I remember getting shivers like this from reading a play is the hat parade scene from Caryl Churchill's Far Away. Varga beautifully personifies love, happiness, horrors, and devastation in a way that only a heart is strong enough to handle.

    This play is THE definition of theatricality. The last time I remember getting shivers like this from reading a play is the hat parade scene from Caryl Churchill's Far Away. Varga beautifully personifies love, happiness, horrors, and devastation in a way that only a heart is strong enough to handle.

    ”
The Woman, 20s - 30s, same race/ethnicity as Cora
Cora, 20s - 30s, same race/ethnicity as The Woman
The Boss, 30s or older, male (flexible)
Zarah, 30s or older, woman
Nico, 20s - 30s, male
Ellie, 30s or older, woman

Development History

  • Residency, Viterbo University's New Works Festival, 2019
  • Reading, Benchmark Theater's Fever Dream Festival, 2018
  • Reading, Geva Theater Center's Regional Writers Showcase, 2018