Passing Time in Animal Town

by Ryan Oliveira

In the virtual community of Animal Town, sheepish Mari struggles to fit in with her younger, more experienced, seemingly picture-perfect villagers. The longer she gets to know her neighbors, the more she discovers her value in creating a community that has long felt like a lonesome pass-time. But what will the neighbors think when they slowly discover Mari’s real-life descent infiltrating her actions in Animal...

In the virtual community of Animal Town, sheepish Mari struggles to fit in with her younger, more experienced, seemingly picture-perfect villagers. The longer she gets to know her neighbors, the more she discovers her value in creating a community that has long felt like a lonesome pass-time. But what will the neighbors think when they slowly discover Mari’s real-life descent infiltrating her actions in Animal Town?

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Passing Time in Animal Town

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    PASSING TIME IN ANIMAL TOWN was a finalist for the 2016 Salt Lake Acting Company/David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists grant. It is a highly imaginative and conceptual play about the way we help and relate to each other in this modern age of online communities. The script presents exciting challenges in creating a virtual world on stage.

    PASSING TIME IN ANIMAL TOWN was a finalist for the 2016 Salt Lake Acting Company/David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists grant. It is a highly imaginative and conceptual play about the way we help and relate to each other in this modern age of online communities. The script presents exciting challenges in creating a virtual world on stage.

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Development History

  • Reading, Prop Thtr, 2018

Awards

  • Davey Foundation Grant
    David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists (in partnership with Salt Lake Acting Company)
    Finalist
    2016