Alma Baya

by Edward Einhorn

Alma and Baya are living on a hostile planet, in a living pod designed for two. A stranger from a destroyed pod, much like theirs, arrives and seeks refuge. Baya lets her in, but Alma is convinced that there are not enough resources for three, and that at least one of them will die. Slowly, they unpack the mystery of who the stranger is, at the same time as they unpack the history of how they got there.

Alma and Baya are living on a hostile planet, in a living pod designed for two. A stranger from a destroyed pod, much like theirs, arrives and seeks refuge. Baya lets her in, but Alma is convinced that there are not enough resources for three, and that at least one of them will die. Slowly, they unpack the mystery of who the stranger is, at the same time as they unpack the history of how they got there.

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Alma Baya

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  • Greg Lam: Alma Baya by Edward Einhorn
    “

    An intriguingly drawn character piece about women trying to grasp their purpose in life amidst a strange situation made stranger by the arrival of someone who does not fit their conception of life. A master class in world building.

    An intriguingly drawn character piece about women trying to grasp their purpose in life amidst a strange situation made stranger by the arrival of someone who does not fit their conception of life. A master class in world building.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: Alma Baya by Edward Einhorn
    “

    A powerful look at a future world with barely enough resources to survive. Who will make it and how did they get here? Well done.

    A powerful look at a future world with barely enough resources to survive. Who will make it and how did they get here? Well done.

    ”
  • Kitchen Dog Theater: Alma Baya by Edward Einhorn
    “

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2020 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2020 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Playhouse On Park, West Hartford, 2019
  • Reading, Draper Hall, London, 2018

Awards

  • New Works Festival
    Kitchen Dog Theater
    Finalist
    2020
  • Great Plains Theater Conference
    Selection
    2019
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
    NPC
    Finalist
    2019