SPRAWL

by Alicia Margarita Olivo

**NEW DRAFT AS OF 6/3/2022**
Seven years after graduating high school, Dee is still reeling from the disappearance of Laurel. Daniel and Veronica just want Dee to move on. As Dee begins a new play as a tribute to her, reality begins to fracture as the dubious ethics of bringing her back from the dead arise. Developed with the Company One Theater’s 2021 C1 PlayLab Circuit Volt Lab and with The Workshop Theater's...

**NEW DRAFT AS OF 6/3/2022**
Seven years after graduating high school, Dee is still reeling from the disappearance of Laurel. Daniel and Veronica just want Dee to move on. As Dee begins a new play as a tribute to her, reality begins to fracture as the dubious ethics of bringing her back from the dead arise. Developed with the Company One Theater’s 2021 C1 PlayLab Circuit Volt Lab and with The Workshop Theater's Spring 2022 Workshop Intensive.

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SPRAWL

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  • Baylee Shlichtman: SPRAWL

    SPRAWL is a daring work about the ethics of appropriating trauma for art told through but not limited to a fracturing timeline, a game show, a wedding banda, a play within a play, a commencement speech, and an extended Death Note reference. What ties these all together is Dee, a character who manages to frustrate and draw sympathy at once as they grieve the loss of their relationship with their friend/unrequited love through increasingly questionable means. A frenetic, sometimes tragic, and gorgeous play.

    SPRAWL is a daring work about the ethics of appropriating trauma for art told through but not limited to a fracturing timeline, a game show, a wedding banda, a play within a play, a commencement speech, and an extended Death Note reference. What ties these all together is Dee, a character who manages to frustrate and draw sympathy at once as they grieve the loss of their relationship with their friend/unrequited love through increasingly questionable means. A frenetic, sometimes tragic, and gorgeous play.

  • Shaun Leisher: SPRAWL

    Love how this play leaves the audience questioning what was real and what was art. Very excited to see this play developed.

    Love how this play leaves the audience questioning what was real and what was art. Very excited to see this play developed.

Character Information

Everyone (except Dee) is played by each other. Everyone (except Dee) is each other.
No all-white casts. Gender-expansive casting is highly encouraged.
  • Guillermo
    Just there for the job.
    Character Age
    mid-20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latine
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Veronica
    Quiet.
    Character Age
    mid-20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latine
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Daniel
    Tired, but what else can he do?
    Character Age
    mid-20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latine
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Úrsula
    Dee’s therapist. Tough love.
    Character Age
    30s or older
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC; non-white
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Laurel
    Not there to cope.
    Character Age
    mid-20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latine
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Dee
    Not coping well.
    Character Age
    mid-20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latine
    Character Gender Identity
    Nonbinary

Development History

Awards

  • South Texas Latinx New Play Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2023