The Ragged Claws

by Lina Patel

Set in the near future, The Ragged Claws is about what happens when ALEC, the adopted Indian son of a power couple questions his mother's politics and family pain tumbles out - like the tsunami about to consume Manhattan.

Set in the near future, The Ragged Claws is about what happens when ALEC, the adopted Indian son of a power couple questions his mother's politics and family pain tumbles out - like the tsunami about to consume Manhattan.

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The Ragged Claws

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  • Scott Carter Cooper: The Ragged Claws

    Patel creates complex characters with relationships that echo one another, set against a rugged backdrop of a dystopian near future. Using an investigation of British colonialism as a framework, and not letting anyone completely off the hook, this script is rich with tension and compassionate to all of its characters. The payoff at the end as emotionally devastating for the reader as it is catastrophic for these characters.

    Patel creates complex characters with relationships that echo one another, set against a rugged backdrop of a dystopian near future. Using an investigation of British colonialism as a framework, and not letting anyone completely off the hook, this script is rich with tension and compassionate to all of its characters. The payoff at the end as emotionally devastating for the reader as it is catastrophic for these characters.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Cherry Lane Theater Mentor Project, Year 2014