Architecture of Rain

by Stefani Kuo

Physically housed in a glass home of forgetfulness, Sol, Scy, and Silina rebuild and remember All-Grown-Up in the wake of her death. A girl who died at the age of eight, All- Grown-Up enters as a memory, repairing the house with her presence and taking it down with her when they forget. Architecture of Rain is the story about the secondary death of a loved one with forgetting. From Scy's departure from home to...

Physically housed in a glass home of forgetfulness, Sol, Scy, and Silina rebuild and remember All-Grown-Up in the wake of her death. A girl who died at the age of eight, All- Grown-Up enters as a memory, repairing the house with her presence and taking it down with her when they forget. Architecture of Rain is the story about the secondary death of a loved one with forgetting. From Scy's departure from home to boarding school, to Silina's rebellion against her mother Sol's grief, the narrative follows the three living women as they struggle to reconcile their individual recollections of All-Grown-Up.

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Architecture of Rain

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  • Shaun Leisher: Architecture of Rain by Stefani Kuo
    “

    This play is brilliant. Pure poetry with lots of space for directors and designers to create stage magic. An homage to sisterhood and memory.

    This play is brilliant. Pure poetry with lots of space for directors and designers to create stage magic. An homage to sisterhood and memory.

    ”
  • Jordan Elizabeth: Architecture of Rain by Stefani Kuo
    “

    Gorgeous and heartbreaking, ARCHITECTURE OF RAIN is a stunning piece of theatre. I love the lyrical dialogue, the way time bends and contracts, and the image of a home being dismantled and rebuilt. This play would be a dream to direct, design, perform, and witness.

    Gorgeous and heartbreaking, ARCHITECTURE OF RAIN is a stunning piece of theatre. I love the lyrical dialogue, the way time bends and contracts, and the image of a home being dismantled and rebuilt. This play would be a dream to direct, design, perform, and witness.

    ”
  • Alexa Derman: Architecture of Rain by Stefani Kuo
    “

    It was such a privilege to be involved in this play as a student. A haunting, beautiful, spellbinding piece. The opportunities for creativity in this play from a production standpoint are boundless. It challenged and inspired the cast, crew, and audience in a really special way.

    It was such a privilege to be involved in this play as a student. A haunting, beautiful, spellbinding piece. The opportunities for creativity in this play from a production standpoint are boundless. It challenged and inspired the cast, crew, and audience in a really special way.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation (DVRF), 2018
  • Reading, Checkmark Theatre Company, 2018
  • Reading, Yale Playwrights' Festival, 2016

Production History

  • University, Yale Dramatic Association, 2016