The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching

As kids, Max and Diana meet on their parents’ date, then are kicked out of the house so their parents can get it on. They are forced to play together even though they aren’t really that fond of each other. Through over two decades of their parents’ tumultuous relationship of getting together, breaking up, getting married and then divorced, Max and Diana are perpetually forced together and become the most...
As kids, Max and Diana meet on their parents’ date, then are kicked out of the house so their parents can get it on. They are forced to play together even though they aren’t really that fond of each other. Through over two decades of their parents’ tumultuous relationship of getting together, breaking up, getting married and then divorced, Max and Diana are perpetually forced together and become the most unlikely of friends. They see each other through their own marriages and divorces, rehabs and spin-outs, career rejiggerings and epic life fails. But when they actually fall into each other, will they lose the only family they’ve ever known? A play about falling in and out of love with your best friend.
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The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up

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  • Jennifer O'Grady:
    8 Sep. 2021
    “ I love this engrossing and wonderfully structured play exploring the constantly shifting relationship between two fascinating characters, Max and Diana, who meet as children when their parents sleep together, and whom we see at different moments in their complex and difficult lives up through their 30s. A moving and theatrical exploration of love and loss. ”
  • David Hansen:
    25 Apr. 2021
    “ Max and Diana were united when their parents began sleeping together, and over the next thirty years they manage their folks and themselves, two souls entwined in a need for trust, for having one person that they can entirely count on. And that’s hard. It’s a very touching, soul-bearing work that jumps back and forth in time, from childhood to middle years, and all points in between, creating a tapestry of love and dependence. It’s worth it to have someone. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    6 Aug. 2020
    “ A fantastic exploration of the unbreakable love that comes from a relationship that transcends friendship. Heartbreakingly beautiful, exquisite work! ”
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Character Information

  • Max
    8-38,
    Asian American
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Diana
    8-38,
    Asian American
    ,
    woman
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Huntington Theatre, Breaking Ground
    ,
    2016
  • Workshop
    ,
    NY Stage and Film/Lark development
    ,
    2012

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Midnight Rice
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Artists at Play
    ,
    2016
  • Professional
    ,
    Mu Performing Arts
    ,
    2016

Awards

Selection
,
Ovation Recommended Play
,
Los Angeles Stage Alliance
,
2016