Small World - co-written with Joe Lino

FULL LENGTH - 2020 Jeff Award for New Work Nominee - It’s the end of the world…maybe? There’s no way to confirm for three cast members trapped inside their attraction at the happiest place on earth. The music won’t stop, there’s a body in the moat and one of the group is impaled under a brightly colored set piece. Can they force their way off the ride? And what waits for them on the other side? It’s a world of...
FULL LENGTH - 2020 Jeff Award for New Work Nominee - It’s the end of the world…maybe? There’s no way to confirm for three cast members trapped inside their attraction at the happiest place on earth. The music won’t stop, there’s a body in the moat and one of the group is impaled under a brightly colored set piece. Can they force their way off the ride? And what waits for them on the other side? It’s a world of hopes, it’s a world of fears. It’s a small world, after all.
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Small World - co-written with Joe Lino

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  • Hallie Palladino:
    2 Jun. 2019
    This dark comedy takes on the commercialization and corporatization of storytelling (especially the way Disney has co-opted, appropriated and regurgitated some of our most fundamental human narratives), but more than that, Leff & Leno address the epidemic of hate-based domestic terrorism by showing us our predicament in miniature, reminding us we're all trapped together on this small spinning world facing our shared mortality. As to how we choose to act in the fleeting moments we are granted, we always have a choice. This zany and terrifying play argues it is imperative to choose radical compassion.

Character Information

  • Becca
    Mid 20s - Early 30s,
    Any
    ,
    Female-identifying
    Scrappy, sassy, queer, and very much over Disney. Her spirit is almost crushed, but not quite. Doesn’t do well with blood, germs or excessive pep.
  • Kim
    Early 20s,
    BIPOC
    ,
    Female-identifying
    The definition of excessive pep. A perpetual optimist, first year in the Disney College Program. Protective of the Disney law/code/rules. She sings a lot.
  • Donny
    Late 20s - 30s,
    White
    ,
    Male Identifying
    The picture of Disney perfection. A survivalist, super Christian but only interested in the end of world bits. More to him that meets the eye.

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    The New Colony
    ,
    2018

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Columbia College Chicago
    ,
    2021
  • Professional
    ,
    The New Colony
    ,
    2019

Awards

Selection
,
Nominee for Best New Work
,
The Jeff Awards
,
2020