How The Colds Were Razed (As Told by Gorilla Girl)

by Cristina Florencia Castro

In the Cold family, no one dies by natural means. Members name their DEATH DAY - an event in which family bids and fights for the right to kill the "Honored One". Six generations of this macabre tradition culminate in the DEATH DAY of Richard "Solo" Cold, who is to give his life to one of only three remaining family members: The children of his deceased sisters - FOURTH, WRENCH, and MATTER. A dark comedy set in...

In the Cold family, no one dies by natural means. Members name their DEATH DAY - an event in which family bids and fights for the right to kill the "Honored One". Six generations of this macabre tradition culminate in the DEATH DAY of Richard "Solo" Cold, who is to give his life to one of only three remaining family members: The children of his deceased sisters - FOURTH, WRENCH, and MATTER. A dark comedy set in a candlelit world of violence and secrets, Solo's DEATH DAY is witnessed by his dog, GORILLA GIRL. A story about that inescapable, undefinable, and completely terrible tie between people: family.

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How The Colds Were Razed (As Told by Gorilla Girl)

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  • Rudy Ramirez: How The Colds Were Razed (As Told by Gorilla Girl) by Cristina Florencia Castro
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    This play is dark, delicious and a fight choreographer's dream. The conflicts have a fun, cartoonish wildness that reminds me of Tarantino, only with a far more complicated and nuanced examination of race and the long term effects of trauma across generations.

    This play is dark, delicious and a fight choreographer's dream. The conflicts have a fun, cartoonish wildness that reminds me of Tarantino, only with a far more complicated and nuanced examination of race and the long term effects of trauma across generations.

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  • Quinn Xavier Hernandez: How The Colds Were Razed (As Told by Gorilla Girl) by Cristina Florencia Castro
    “

    Jarring, bloody, poised, and delightful! Cristina Florencia Castro’s rich visual tapestry overwhelms the senses while her dialogue creates a magnificent theatrical experience. HOW THE COLDS WERE RAZED presents ideas of mercy, duty, honor, sacrifice, and consequences with an exhilarating forcefulness that will leave you on the edge of your seat. #PlaywrightPlug

    Jarring, bloody, poised, and delightful! Cristina Florencia Castro’s rich visual tapestry overwhelms the senses while her dialogue creates a magnificent theatrical experience. HOW THE COLDS WERE RAZED presents ideas of mercy, duty, honor, sacrifice, and consequences with an exhilarating forcefulness that will leave you on the edge of your seat. #PlaywrightPlug

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, The Playwrights Center - Minneapolis, MN, 2016
  • Residency, New Works Lab Stratford, 2016