C-WIID: a comedy!

Commissioned by the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Project Science & Technology Initiative. C-WIID (sea-weed) is The Incredible Climate-Change-Ending Plant!!, which is going to save the world, as soon as Dr. Kim Gonzalez actually makes it into a shelf-stable plastic resin and catapults this spunky start-up to aquaculture glory. Acronym-spouting CEO Cora has faith in her. New intern Star has faith in her...

Commissioned by the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Project Science & Technology Initiative. C-WIID (sea-weed) is The Incredible Climate-Change-Ending Plant!!, which is going to save the world, as soon as Dr. Kim Gonzalez actually makes it into a shelf-stable plastic resin and catapults this spunky start-up to aquaculture glory. Acronym-spouting CEO Cora has faith in her. New intern Star has faith in her. Marketing specialist Miranda has so much faith in her she's writing a one-person show about her miraculous journey to make seaweed plastic. There's just one problem: when Kim DOES finally invent the perfect shelf-stable resin and makes C-WIID the star of this year's huge Start-Up Festival, the team discovers that no one is ready to adopt it. How do our scientists deal with the truth that they made materials-engineering history--and no one cares?

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C-WIID: a comedy!

Character Information

KIM – materials engineer. she/her, latine.
STAR – intern. she/they or they/them, asian american.
CORA – ceo. she/her, white.
MIRANDA – walking seaweed, jk marketing specialist. she/her, black.
BIFF – the money. he/him, white.

All actors also play corporate CEOS where noted in the script.
  • Kim
    Materials engineer
  • Star
    Intern
  • Cora
    CEO
  • Miranda
    Marketing specialist (out-of-work actor)
  • Biff
    The money

Development History

  • Type Commission, Organization Ensemble Studio Theatre, Year 2024