FUEL

by Caridad Svich

You live in a place that reeks of gasoline. You run on fuel. You don’t know anything else exceptliving hard and surviving, but one day that fuel is gonna run out. How are you gonna know who you are, then? This is the story of Baby and their people living in a town left for dead. This is also the ballad of Baby and Girl. In this here mad America. This play is the 2nd piece in the AMERICAN PSALM seven-play cycle...

You live in a place that reeks of gasoline. You run on fuel. You don’t know anything else exceptliving hard and surviving, but one day that fuel is gonna run out. How are you gonna know who you are, then? This is the story of Baby and their people living in a town left for dead. This is also the ballad of Baby and Girl. In this here mad America. This play is the 2nd piece in the AMERICAN PSALM seven-play cycle that began with RED BIKE.

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  • Samantha Marchant: FUEL by Caridad Svich
    “

    Distilled and electric.

    Distilled and electric.

    ”
  • Nick Malakhow: FUEL by Caridad Svich
    “

    I am always so consistently engrossed in Svich's spare, heightened, and fabulistic theatrical worlds. The characters are at once nuanced and dynamic while also retaining a mythic quality. In FUEL I feel like the world is constantly on the brink of erupting into flames. My director brain begins to flesh out the visual-aural landscape of this play quickly. Svich gives so much to work with on that front while also providing a gloriously multi-faceted script that leaves much room for individual interpretation. I sincerely hope to see a production of this soon!

    I am always so consistently engrossed in Svich's spare, heightened, and fabulistic theatrical worlds. The characters are at once nuanced and dynamic while also retaining a mythic quality. In FUEL I feel like the world is constantly on the brink of erupting into flames. My director brain begins to flesh out the visual-aural landscape of this play quickly. Svich gives so much to work with on that front while also providing a gloriously multi-faceted script that leaves much room for individual interpretation. I sincerely hope to see a production of this soon!

    ”
  • Nelson Diaz-Marcano: FUEL by Caridad Svich
    “

    A play of raw and deep reflection. Caridad's work here is simple but in your face, a snap shot of an America we all are cautious about.

    A play of raw and deep reflection. Caridad's work here is simple but in your face, a snap shot of an America we all are cautious about.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, The Lark, 2017
  • Reading, NoPassport at the Sheen Center, 2017

Awards

  • Steppenwolf Theatre The Mix
    Steppenwolf Theatre
    Selection
    2018
  • Jane Chambers Playwriting Award
    Association of Theatre in Higher Education
    Finalist
    2018
  • Todd McNerney Playwriting Award
    College of Charleston
    Finalist
    2018
  • 2018 Carnaval of New Latinx Work
    Latino Theatre Commons
    Finalist
    2018