rachel, nevada

Just off Route 375 sits the tiny town of Rachel, Nevada—a popular tourist spot for UFO enthusiasts. Searching for closure after a shared loss, an unlikely couple finds themselves pulled there. But in a place like Rachel, searches rarely come to an end, no matter how hard you look.

Just off Route 375 sits the tiny town of Rachel, Nevada—a popular tourist spot for UFO enthusiasts. Searching for closure after a shared loss, an unlikely couple finds themselves pulled there. But in a place like Rachel, searches rarely come to an end, no matter how hard you look.

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  • Alicia Margarita Olivo: rachel, nevada

    I am so, so endeared by Sam, Teri, Orville, and Catherine - they're full, flawed characters searching for meaning, like real people I know. This is a story about grief and sexuality and the complications of mixing the two, which is at turns exciting and new, and haunting. One of the final scenes from "rachel, nevada" has lived in my mind rent-free since I read this script earlier this year. I would love/I need to see this produced someday.

    I am so, so endeared by Sam, Teri, Orville, and Catherine - they're full, flawed characters searching for meaning, like real people I know. This is a story about grief and sexuality and the complications of mixing the two, which is at turns exciting and new, and haunting. One of the final scenes from "rachel, nevada" has lived in my mind rent-free since I read this script earlier this year. I would love/I need to see this produced someday.

  • Shaun Leisher: rachel, nevada

    I’m absolutely in love with this play. A beautifully written cast of characters. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. It’s a play about believing in things so hard. Please someone produce this play!!!

    I’m absolutely in love with this play. A beautifully written cast of characters. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. It’s a play about believing in things so hard. Please someone produce this play!!!

  • Abe Johnson: rachel, nevada

    Surgically precise in its craft, decadent in its sensuality, and fascinating in how expansive alberdi can craft a world in just four characters, this is a powerhouse of a play that captures loneliness and connection and sky-watching with truly flooring attention. Oofta. So smart and hot and wounded all at once, I'm obsessed with how theatrically inventive this play is, blending form and poetry and novelty with an expert's eye. I couldn't stop reading from the first page to the last. A twisted, lonely joy of a read that I would kill to see onstage.

    Surgically precise in its craft, decadent in its sensuality, and fascinating in how expansive alberdi can craft a world in just four characters, this is a powerhouse of a play that captures loneliness and connection and sky-watching with truly flooring attention. Oofta. So smart and hot and wounded all at once, I'm obsessed with how theatrically inventive this play is, blending form and poetry and novelty with an expert's eye. I couldn't stop reading from the first page to the last. A twisted, lonely joy of a read that I would kill to see onstage.

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Character Information

  • Sam
    not a Rachel, Nevada resident
    Character Age
    22
  • Teri
    a Rachel, Nevada resident
    Character Age
    19
  • Catherine
    not a Rachel, Nevada resident
    Character Age
    45
  • Orville
    a Rachel, Nevada resident
    Character Age
    52

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization South Coast Repertory (Pacific Playwrights Festival), Year 2025
  • Type Workshop, Organization Page 73, Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, Year 2022

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