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Rust On Bone by Bianca Sams

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend:
    14 Dec. 2021
    “ Oh wow, the first 53 pages of this play will suck you in! I wish the rest were available to read - or even better, I wish I could see a production! This play deals with trauma and how it doesn't go away when the traumatic moment has past. The story is told non-linearly, to great effect. What a powerful piece! ”
  • Nick Malakhow:
    27 Dec. 2020
    “ What a ride it was to read the first 50 pages or so which are available here to download! Sams' use of shifting chronology and memory and sound heightens the theatricality and tension of this already taut narrative. Devra is an amazing and layered protagonist, and the reveals come elegantly and naturally while still being surprising. I appreciated how this both worked as a compelling psychological thriller and a nuanced and complex exploration of mental health, PTSD, and the resources sorely lacking or underdeveloped or under-priortized for veterans. Definitely dying to know how it ends! ”
  • Smith Dick:
    22 Dec. 2020
    “ A taut meditation on Trauma with engrossing characters, suspenseful situations, and unexpected surprises. A humanistic analysis on the psyche of those directly affected by war and the road to recovery. ”
  • Darcy Parker Bruce:
    10 Apr. 2018
    “ This play is a tidal wave. Devra is a character we can lose ourselves in and RUST is a play with high stakes that keeps revving up. An exploration of what it means to be asked to return to a world you protected that isn't able to protect you. A fascinating play. ”
  • Scott Sickles:
    8 Feb. 2016
    “ Powerful, complex, intense, and thought provoking, Rust on Bone uses its protagonist's method of immersive trauma counseling to take the audience through the subjective experiences of its characters' PTSD in this study of fear, race, and the subjectivity of truth. Whose memory can we trust? Can we trust our own? At what point are we safe from the experiences that nearly kill us? Are we ever? A haunting piece. ”
  • Catherine Weingarten:
    31 Jul. 2015
    “ A piercing, freaky, beautiful drama that has a lot of big things to say about race and gender. Bianca is a daring writer who is not afraid to provoke. ”