Air Space by Tori Keenan-Zelt

As Glory and Kyle try to flip a falling-down house in an abandoned neighborhood, they discover that the evicted owners have been living secretly in a hollowed-out wall. A surreal comedy about what happens when a new generation tries to build something from the broken pieces another generation hasn't given up yet.
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Air Space

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  • Elizabeth A. M. Keel:
    28 Aug. 2018
    “ In the opening note to the script, the playwright remarks: “This play starts slightly to-the-side-of-our-world and grows into its own dream, as I think
    our world has done. Everything that happens is both true and impossible, as theatre is.” I feel like that was a good lamp post to read by. Air Space feels like Albee’s A Delicate Balance meets Christopher Guest. I found it eerie, unsettling, and endearingly bizarre. ”
  • Andrew Kramer:
    27 Apr. 2017
    “ Tori's plays are like the best sort of delectable little hard candies you find yourself often craving - sweet and sour and savory and unlike anything else your palate craves. AIR SPACE is truly thrilling in really theatrical ways. ”
  • Jonathan Alexandratos:
    29 Oct. 2015
    “ Air Space is a fantastic, experimental piece that pulls audiences in by their hearts and minds. Characters are extremely dynamic, situations incredibly theatrical, and the set begs to be seen onstage. I cannot recommend this play enough. ”

Character Information

  • Pizza Guy
    18-80,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Mack
    50s-60s,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Babs's husband, a letter carrier who takes his job very seriously. He's from here.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Kyle
    30s,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Glory's partner. Like a superhero's alter ego, without the super part. He's not from here.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Glory
    30s,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    An entrepreneur and true believer. She loves and hurts hard. She's not from here.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Babs
    50s-60s,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Retired from both hairdressing and mothering, neither of which was a perfect fit. If she'd met Andy Warhol, she might have befriended him. She's from here.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Lark Play Development Center
    ,
    2016
  • Reading
    ,
    Coffee and Whiskey Productions`
    ,
    2016
  • Reading
    ,
    Nashville Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2015
  • Reading
    ,
    Lark Play Development Center
    ,
    2015
  • Commission
    ,
    Nashville Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2014

Awards

Selection
,
Kilroys List
,
The Kilroys
,
2016