Alligators

by Sylvia Reed

This memory play, set in a small town in Florida, follows the lives of Lucy and Marlene as they bounce from place place. Lucy wants to know who her father is, but Marlene tells her daughter she simply "fell into this world like rain." In their final home together, Lucy forges an unexpected bond with her neighbor, Miss Lila, who lost an arm to an alligator. Lucy begins to put together the puzzle of her identity...

This memory play, set in a small town in Florida, follows the lives of Lucy and Marlene as they bounce from place place. Lucy wants to know who her father is, but Marlene tells her daughter she simply "fell into this world like rain." In their final home together, Lucy forges an unexpected bond with her neighbor, Miss Lila, who lost an arm to an alligator. Lucy begins to put together the puzzle of her identity when she encounters an "alligator" of her own.

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Alligators

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  • Jordan Bird: Alligators by Sylvia Reed
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    "The world's a small circle drawn around us." I love every little thing about this play: the self-made traps these women find themselves in, the generational curses, the missing things, the secrets and the stories hiding in the very walls.

    "The world's a small circle drawn around us." I love every little thing about this play: the self-made traps these women find themselves in, the generational curses, the missing things, the secrets and the stories hiding in the very walls.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, New Stage Theatre, Eudora Welty New Play Series, 2007
  • Reading, Stageworks, Tampa, Florida, 2004
  • Workshop, Florida Playwrights Process winner , 2002
  • Reading, Horizon Theatre, Atlanta, GA, New South Festival, 2002

Production History

  • Workshop, Venice Stage, Venice, FL, 2007
  • Workshop, Hard Bargain Players, Accokeek, Maryland, 2005
  • Workshop, Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, Bradenton, Florida, 2004