Riverwood

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FULL LENGTH - As gentrification closes in on the Riverwood Park Apartments, its tenants are forced to reckon with a home that no longer holds. Teenagers Tel and Crunch chase hip-hop stardom, Lenard puts his faith in luck, and community warrior Dédra risks everything to keep both her neighborhood and herself from being erased, while Miss Penny weighs the comfort of laying...

*SCRIPT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR PUBLISHING*

FULL LENGTH - As gentrification closes in on the Riverwood Park Apartments, its tenants are forced to reckon with a home that no longer holds. Teenagers Tel and Crunch chase hip-hop stardom, Lenard puts his faith in luck, and community warrior Dédra risks everything to keep both her neighborhood and herself from being erased, while Miss Penny weighs the comfort of laying down roots against the price of pulling them up. With futures uncertain and dreams on the line, Riverwood asks who is allowed to belong and at what cost, in an urgent, poetic portrait of ambition, community, and the fight for home.

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  • Brynn Hambley: Riverwood

    A phenomenal ensemble piece that tackles so many important conversations that happen in these communities that are being gentrified. The characters are dynamic and lovable, and the dialogue is so realistic and natural. Super easy read, as it flows so incredibly, and I'd love to see it onstage!

    A phenomenal ensemble piece that tackles so many important conversations that happen in these communities that are being gentrified. The characters are dynamic and lovable, and the dialogue is so realistic and natural. Super easy read, as it flows so incredibly, and I'd love to see it onstage!

  • Shaun Leisher: Riverwood

    Loved this play about the personal toll gentrification has on people and communities.

    Loved this play about the personal toll gentrification has on people and communities.

  • Nelle Tankus: Riverwood

    Andrew continues to craft intricate and tender worlds filled with people who are as complex as they are personal. As other reviews have stated, the themes of this play are giant - gentrification, anti-Black classism, betrayal, joy, community all working together simultaneously. It feels like Andrew knows each of his characters personally and crafted them with so much love, because a story like this can't be made without care. With this play, and many more to come, Andrew is crafting his own legacy in American theatre. Producers: give him your money!

    Andrew continues to craft intricate and tender worlds filled with people who are as complex as they are personal. As other reviews have stated, the themes of this play are giant - gentrification, anti-Black classism, betrayal, joy, community all working together simultaneously. It feels like Andrew knows each of his characters personally and crafted them with so much love, because a story like this can't be made without care. With this play, and many more to come, Andrew is crafting his own legacy in American theatre. Producers: give him your money!

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Unless specified otherwise, all characters are assumed to be African American and should be cast as
such.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Co-Produced with Theater Schmeater, Year 2019

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Stage Left Theater, Year 2026 (Upcoming)

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