Ripped by Rachel Bublitz

FULL LENGTH: Lucy goes to college. Lucy brings mace. No need for Lucy to actually use it, right? But something happened that wasn’t supposed to happen. Or did it? Oh well, Lucy must be having that quintessential college experience: drinking, boys, and being completely decimated by the people she trusts.
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  • Madeline Cook:
    11 Dec. 2019
    “ This play is very relatable for girls of most ages. From the harassing and being afraid of being followed late at night to the sexual assault, sadly most girls have been affected in some way like that. The main character is strong and helps to give eye-opening situations to all who read. ”
  • Iliana Miller:
    9 Dec. 2019
    “ This play is so impactful to realizing the life of a female and the struggles that are encountered. The confusion is so accurate and portrays the trust issues many women are left with due to sexual assault encounters. This play is so important for women to read, I am a woman myself, and it still opened my eyes to things — such a thought-provoking read. ”
  • Stephanie Alison Walker:
    5 Aug. 2019
    “ This play is so important and resonated profoundly with me as a woman. The brilliant structure keeps the audience on the edge of their seat and fully present in each moment. The crisp and real dialogue is so refreshing. Most importantly to me- this play gets at the truth about sexual assault and the experience of being a woman in the world- the fear, the societal conditioning that our bodies are not our own. It does it in a gripping and visceral manner that begs a radical and transformative discussion about consent. ”
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Character Information

A note about the characters and race: Race isn’t one of the focuses of this play, but thought should be given so as not to perpetuate the stereotype that Hispanic and Black men/boys are more likely to rape White women/girls. This may be avoided by having Lucy be played by an actor of color.

  • Lucy
    18,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Freshman at UC Berkeley.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Jared
    19 or 20,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Sophomore at UC Berkeley.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Bradley
    18 or 19,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Lucy’s high school boyfriend.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Good Company Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Z Space
    ,
    2019
  • University
    ,
    Case Western Reserve University
    ,
    2018

Awards

Finalist
,
Outstanding World Premiere Play
,
Theatre Bay Area
,
2019
Finalist
,
Outstanding Production of a Play
,
Theatre Bay Area
,
2019
Winner
,
Detroit New Works Festival
,
Outvisible Theatre Company
,
2018
Finalist
,
Award of Excellence in Playwriting
,
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
,
2017