Reentry

by D L Newton

Two astronauts stranded in space for nine months prepare for reentry.

Two astronauts stranded in space for nine months prepare for reentry.

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Sabrina Rose Bivens: Reentry by D L Newton

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This play feels like being sealed in a tin can with two people who’ve been sealed in a tin can for way too long. It’s intimate, poetic, and claustrophobic in a way that’s both beautiful and slightly suffocating. The writing has a soft sci‑fi ache to it, full of starlight metaphors and emotional pressure. I wasn’t always sure whether I wanted these two to fall together or gently drift apart, but the piece held me the whole time. If you like quiet, cosmic longing, this one lands.

This play feels like being sealed in a tin can with two people who’ve been sealed in a tin can for way too long. It’s intimate, poetic, and claustrophobic in a way that’s both beautiful and slightly suffocating. The writing has a soft sci‑fi ache to it, full of starlight metaphors and emotional pressure. I wasn’t always sure whether I wanted these two to fall together or gently drift apart, but the piece held me the whole time. If you like quiet, cosmic longing, this one lands.

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Character Information

Elena

An astronaut

Character Age

40s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Woman,
  
  Non-binary
Leo

an astronaut

Character Age

40s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man,
  
  Non-binary
Disembodied Voice

this character has 1 line.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Agender