Reaching for Infinity

by Peter Ruiz

Reaching For Infinity follows Javi, a non-binary high school student in the south. Javi just
wants to use the bathroom but there are no gender neutral bathrooms anywhere in the school.
Supported by best friend Sam and their amazing parents, Javi begins the uphill battle of fighting for
the right to pee. Faced with bureaucracy, Karens with a capital K, and bigotted politicians, Javi finds
their way of making...

Reaching For Infinity follows Javi, a non-binary high school student in the south. Javi just
wants to use the bathroom but there are no gender neutral bathrooms anywhere in the school.
Supported by best friend Sam and their amazing parents, Javi begins the uphill battle of fighting for
the right to pee. Faced with bureaucracy, Karens with a capital K, and bigotted politicians, Javi finds
their way of making space for themselves in a world that doesn’t quite understand them yet.

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Reaching for Infinity

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  • Sharai Bohannon: Reaching for Infinity

    I love this play and am so happy to see TYA work that not only avoids talking down to students, but also has a role for a non-binary actor and FINALLY brings some visibility to all of these young actors schools never seem to have roles for. Here for this play and highly recommend it for anyone looking into programming for this age bracket.

    I love this play and am so happy to see TYA work that not only avoids talking down to students, but also has a role for a non-binary actor and FINALLY brings some visibility to all of these young actors schools never seem to have roles for. Here for this play and highly recommend it for anyone looking into programming for this age bracket.

Character Information

  • Blake
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Man
  • Ben
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis male
  • Melissa
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman
  • Mom
    Character Age
    Late 30s-Early 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman
  • Dad
    Character Age
    Late 30s-Early 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Man
  • Miss Lorde
    Character Age
    Mid 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black,
    African / African American / Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman
  • Mrs. Nichols
    Character Age
    Mid 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman
  • Javi
    Javi must be played by a non-binary identified actor. Non-binary doesn’t
    have a particular look. Presentation doesn’t
    matter. What matters is that the actor identifies as Non-Binary.
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Mixed
    Character Gender Identity
    Agender/Non-binary
  • Sam
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    African / African American / Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman

Development History

  • Type Reading, , Year 2022