Blood and Water by Andrew Mayo

A rivalry between two brothers, a battle over the public versus for-profit use of water, and a woman’s search for the truth about the man she married.

“Blood and Water feels like a slow-burn Sam Shepard play, expertly building tension before a shocking climactic ending.”
- Scott Jackoway, director of the play’s public reading in Chicago
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Character Information

  • STEFFI
    35,
    White
    ,
    Female
    Art's wife, slender, fashionable, urbane. A fashion magazine editor.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • SAM
    44,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Tall, powerfully built but on the verge of getting fat. An aging cowboy now a witless entrepreneur.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • ART
    38,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Sam's brother, shorter, urbane, lean, a former athlete. A partner in a private equity firm.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • DEPUTY
    28,
    White, Latinx, native american
    ,
    Male
    A deputy sheriff
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American, Latinx/o/a or Hispanic, White
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Chicago Dramatists
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    Nomads Art Collective, Chicago
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    Chicago Dramatists, Scene Shop Showcase
    ,
    2019

Production History

  • Community Theater
    ,
    Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill, Albuquerque, NM
    ,
    2019

Awards

Finalist
,
AACT PlayFest 2020
,
AACT
,
2018