Strange and Splendid by Emily Elyse Everett

75-90 minutes. A girl falls in love. The gods get jealous and steal the lover away. The girl journeys to get her lover back. Largely in verse.

WINNER: 2022 Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language ($3000 prize + workshop)
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Strange and Splendid

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  • Shaun Leisher:
    6 Sep. 2022
    “ An epic piece of theatre!! Need to see this fully produced. ”

Character Information

All roles are gender-non-specific. This play welcomes gender diversity and all roles can be portrayed by someone of any gender. Three roles are NOT doubled with Chorus—Lover, Girl, God. Three roles are performers from the Chorus—Trickster, Youth, Charmer. There can be as many Chorus members as needed.

  • Girl
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Lover
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • God
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any actor of color
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Youth
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Trickster
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Charmer
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Synecdoche Works
    ,
    2023
  • Reading
    ,
    Production Workshop
    ,
    2016

Awards

Winner
,
Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language
,
Synecdoche Works
,
2022
Brown University Writing For Performance Honors
,
Brown University
,
2016