Red Rainbow

by Azure D Osborne-Lee

[full-length]
Covid-19 has hit New York City and the entire city is under quarantine. Nathaniel has decided to drag his best friend Ixchel out of bed to go on an adventure. When the two investigate a strange phenomenon in Ixchel's basement, they are transported to a world that affords them both the chance to overcome the past and step into the future. Red Rainbow is a predominantemente English-language adventure...

[full-length]
Covid-19 has hit New York City and the entire city is under quarantine. Nathaniel has decided to drag his best friend Ixchel out of bed to go on an adventure. When the two investigate a strange phenomenon in Ixchel's basement, they are transported to a world that affords them both the chance to overcome the past and step into the future. Red Rainbow is a predominantemente English-language adventure for 2020 and beyond.

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  • Dillon Yruegas: Red Rainbow by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    Y'ALL! Red Rainbow is an amazing work that incorporates all of the best of Azure's brilliant skills: magic, storytelling, ancestral knowledge, queerness, color, and mystery. I cannot wait to be able to see a full production of this beautiful story.

    Y'ALL! Red Rainbow is an amazing work that incorporates all of the best of Azure's brilliant skills: magic, storytelling, ancestral knowledge, queerness, color, and mystery. I cannot wait to be able to see a full production of this beautiful story.

    ”
  • Kevin R. Free: Red Rainbow by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    Red Rainbow is at once an adventure comedy that centers black and brown queerness and a beautiful exploration of grief and ritual. PLUS IT HAS A DANCE PARTY!!

    Red Rainbow is at once an adventure comedy that centers black and brown queerness and a beautiful exploration of grief and ritual. PLUS IT HAS A DANCE PARTY!!

    ”
  • Nick Malakhow: Red Rainbow by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    What a wonderful, magical ensemble piece. The central relationship between Nathaniel and Ixchel is a breath of fresh air--to see young queer friends rendered onstage and going on a journey that is informed by the complexity of their identities while treating them with a gentleness and lightness is refreshing. This would be a field day for creative directors, movement directors, and designers of all sorts. I'd be eager to see this realized live!

    What a wonderful, magical ensemble piece. The central relationship between Nathaniel and Ixchel is a breath of fresh air--to see young queer friends rendered onstage and going on a journey that is informed by the complexity of their identities while treating them with a gentleness and lightness is refreshing. This would be a field day for creative directors, movement directors, and designers of all sorts. I'd be eager to see this realized live!

    ”
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Character Information

Both Starfaces and Walls are collective entities. Lines may be shared and/or split between multiple actors as the director sees fit.

The actor playing Abuela could also play La Curandera and Vendor.
  • Officer
    Resident of Ixchel's dreams. Lieutenant on a spaceship.
    14-99
    Any
    Any
  • Ixchel Robinson
    Afrolatinx queer woman in her late teens to mid-20s. Resident of Brooklyn. Nathaniel's best friend. Of Mexican and African-American heritage.
    17-25
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Nathaniel Love
    Black queer man in his late teens to mid-20s. Resident of Brooklyn. Ixchel's best friend.
    17-25
    African American/Black
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Moonface
    Resident of the World Underneath. Wears a moon mask.
    16-99
    BIPOC
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Sunface/El Sol Sí Mismo
    Resident of the World Underneath. Wears a sun mask.
    16-99
    BIPOC
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Starfaces
    Residents of the World Underneath. Attendants of The Morning Star and Sunface. Wear star masks.
    16-99
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Emcee
    Resident of the World Underneath. Emcee of Club Hyphae. Judge of the Celestial Pageant.
    14-99
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Farmer
    Latinx, Black, and/or Indigenous. The older the better. Resident of the World Underneath.
    18-99
    Latino,
    Indigenous/Native American/First Nations
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Abuela
    Mexican woman in her 60s-70s. Ixchel's maternal grandmother, recently deceased.
    60-99
    Latino -- Mexican
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Walls
    Resident of the World Underneath. The Network, the collective intelligence of the Hyphae and beyond. Factual but also relentlessly cheerful.
    5-99
    Any
    Non-binary
  • Helpers
    Residents of the World Underneath. Attendants of the festival who choose to help Nathaniel and Ixchel.
    Any
    Any
    Any
  • La Curandera
    Resident of the World Underneath. Healer at the festival.
    18-99
    Latino,
    Indigenous/Native American/First Nations,
    African American/Black
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Guards
    Residents of the World Underneath. Festival security.
    16-99
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Festival King
    Resident of the World Underneath.
    18-99
    BIPOC
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
  • Vendor
    Resident of the World Underneath. An old woman selling her wares at the festival.
    35-99
    BIPOC
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Cinnabarista
    Resident of the World Underneath. Miner. Works at La Garganta and the associated lava fields.
    16-99
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

Development History

  • Commission, Waterwell, 2021

Production History

  • University, Tufts University , 2023
  • University, Mount Holyoke College, 2022
  • High School, Waterwell, 2021

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