REB+VoDKa+ME

by Gordon Leary

REB+VoDKa+ME is the story of one day in the life of Columbiners, an online community fascinated by the 1999 Columbine High School Shooting and particularly invested in the humanity of the deceased killers, Dylan Klebold (known online as VoDKa) and Eric Harris (known online as REB). Members use this anonymous space to find joy, distraction, and belonging. On September 11, 2014, what would have been Dylan's...

REB+VoDKa+ME is the story of one day in the life of Columbiners, an online community fascinated by the 1999 Columbine High School Shooting and particularly invested in the humanity of the deceased killers, Dylan Klebold (known online as VoDKa) and Eric Harris (known online as REB). Members use this anonymous space to find joy, distraction, and belonging. On September 11, 2014, what would have been Dylan's birthday 33rd birthday, a member of the community wonders if she can keep her promise not to get older than Dylan got while guiding a brand new Columbiner into their world. A story about finding human connection in an increasingly disconnected world.

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REB+VoDKa+ME

Character Information

  • Outsider
    Plays a Troll (30s) and a Father (50s.)
    Character Age
    30s-50s
    Character Gender Identity
    (assigned male at birth - plot relevant) Male
  • Columbiners
    6+ Female/AFAB/Nonbinary
    3+ Male/AMAB/Nonbinary

    Some Columbiners double as:

    Laneatics (2 Female/AFAB/Nonbinary)
    Blogger (1 Male/AMAB/Nonbinary)
    Character Age
    15-26
  • Our Girl
    Character Age
    18
    Character Gender Identity
    Any (but probably Female)
  • New Girl
    Character Age
    16-17
    Character Gender Identity
    (assigned female at birth - plot relevant) Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Civilians / OPERA America, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization The Civilians FINDINGS Series, Year 2016
  • Type Residency, Organization Musical Theatre Factory, Year 2016
  • Type Residency, Organization The Johnny Mercer Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, Year 2016
  • Type Residency, Organization The Civilians' R&D Group, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Tisch New Musical Theatre Workshop, Year 2017

Awards

  • Discovery Grant for Female Composers (for composer Julia Meinwald)
    OPERA America
    Winner
    2018