dry bones rising

by Cecelia Raker

In the wake of the world-shattering catastrophe, two children from very different sides of the Wall emerge from the rubble, alone except for each other. With nothing familiar left, they agree on only one point: they gotta find help. But he wants to embark on a journey to a safer place, and she wants to stay, calling upon an ancient power to kiss a protective golem to life. When creating a Mud Man doesn't turn...

In the wake of the world-shattering catastrophe, two children from very different sides of the Wall emerge from the rubble, alone except for each other. With nothing familiar left, they agree on only one point: they gotta find help. But he wants to embark on a journey to a safer place, and she wants to stay, calling upon an ancient power to kiss a protective golem to life. When creating a Mud Man doesn't turn out the way she'd hoped, will the two human survivors be able to make a new world together, or will they reap the dire consequences of playing pretend God?

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  • Jordan Bird: dry bones rising by Cecelia Raker
    “

    I felt breathless when I reached the end of the beautiful, complex, heart-rending play. Raker has created a prophetic and timely story of survival and creation in a truly frightening, tragic landscape. dry bones rising is an important play.

    I felt breathless when I reached the end of the beautiful, complex, heart-rending play. Raker has created a prophetic and timely story of survival and creation in a truly frightening, tragic landscape. dry bones rising is an important play.

    ”
  • Meron Langsner: dry bones rising by Cecelia Raker
    “

    I had the pleasure of directing a reading of an early version of this play and then of seeing a reading of a later version. This is a haunting, funny, sad, and thought provoking piece about where our world might be headed. It is filled with both the echos of religious archetypes and the unfiltered clarity of childhood. This play also has ample opportunity/obligation for intense physical storytelling.

    I had the pleasure of directing a reading of an early version of this play and then of seeing a reading of a later version. This is a haunting, funny, sad, and thought provoking piece about where our world might be headed. It is filled with both the echos of religious archetypes and the unfiltered clarity of childhood. This play also has ample opportunity/obligation for intense physical storytelling.

    ”
  • John Morogiello: dry bones rising by Cecelia Raker
    “

    Cecelia Raker has a strong and unique voice. I don't know anyone who writes like her: comic and tragic, innocent and knowing, deceptively simple yet amazingly complex. dry bones rising is a brilliant play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human.

    Cecelia Raker has a strong and unique voice. I don't know anyone who writes like her: comic and tragic, innocent and knowing, deceptively simple yet amazingly complex. dry bones rising is a brilliant play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, One Bird Productions, 2015
  • Workshop, Argos Productions, Boston MA, 2014
  • Reading, Bostonia Bohemia, 2012

Production History

  • Professional, Venus Theatre, Laurel MD, 2015