Reading Babar in 2070 by Rachel Bublitz

Award: PlayGround's June Anne Baker Prize for top Emerging Bay Area Female Playwright, 2015

TEN MINUTE: In the slightly distant future, a little girl discovers the high price of unchecked human development and story time will never be the same.
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Reading Babar in 2070

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    6 Jul. 2020
    “ A fantastic dissection of the hidden messages in children's books and the difficult line parents have to walk in duding their child's development. Well done. ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    18 Jun. 2019
    “ Colonialism, Extinction, Apathy, Anomie - Bublitz tackles the hard stuff here with great empathy, and it's fascinating, entertaining and wonderful. This'll get an audience to consider how our actions today will be seen by the future. Adopt an elephant today! ”
  • Steven G. Martin:
    15 May. 2019
    “ This short play bursts at the seams with ideas, themes, and conflicts.

    It's about responsibility.
    It's about innocence and anger.
    It's the first loss of trust.
    It's about complacency and future generations railing against that complacency.

    "Reading Babar in 2070" shows a future that we seem hurtling toward without much concern. ”
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Character Information

  • Lucia
    thirties to forties,
    Latina
    ,
    Female
    Eight months pregnant.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • Tina
    5,
    biracial
    ,
    Female
    Lucia and Michael's daughter. A passionate kid.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Child, Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic, White
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • Michael
    thirties to forties,
    White
    ,
    Male
    Lucia's husband.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary

Development History

Production History

Awards

Winner
,
Emerging Playwright Award
,
PlayGround
,
2015