The Amphibians

by Dan Caffrey

Finalist, O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, 2020/2021
Semi-Finalist, Princess Grace Awards Playwriting Fellowship, 2021

Set thirteen years in the future, The Amphibians takes place in west central Florida shortly after we've passed the point of no return in the fight against climate change. When two high-schoolers unearth a wondrous discovery in the woods, they learn hard lessons about the evolution of...

Finalist, O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, 2020/2021
Semi-Finalist, Princess Grace Awards Playwriting Fellowship, 2021

Set thirteen years in the future, The Amphibians takes place in west central Florida shortly after we've passed the point of no return in the fight against climate change. When two high-schoolers unearth a wondrous discovery in the woods, they learn hard lessons about the evolution of friendship and what it means to take care of something at the end of the world.

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  • Quinn Gilchrist: The Amphibians

    I fell in love with this play from the first time I read it, and it has stuck with me ever since. The Amphibians is a beautiful coming of age climate crisis play with the perfect mix of realism and fantasy. It has wonderful strong female characters and the potential for some incredible design work when staged. Love this play!

    I fell in love with this play from the first time I read it, and it has stuck with me ever since. The Amphibians is a beautiful coming of age climate crisis play with the perfect mix of realism and fantasy. It has wonderful strong female characters and the potential for some incredible design work when staged. Love this play!

  • Ramona Rose King: The Amphibians

    I'm always excited by plays that address the climate crisis—I don't think there are enough of them—and this one does so from a very personal, character-driven place, which I find very effective. I also love the juxtaposition of this magical, surreal creature inserted into an otherwise totally realistic play, and there's a lot of theatrical potential—I could see this working in a really bare-bones way (perhaps having the creature represented purely by sound and lighting effects), or in a full-scale production, with an amazing puppet.

    I'm always excited by plays that address the climate crisis—I don't think there are enough of them—and this one does so from a very personal, character-driven place, which I find very effective. I also love the juxtaposition of this magical, surreal creature inserted into an otherwise totally realistic play, and there's a lot of theatrical potential—I could see this working in a really bare-bones way (perhaps having the creature represented purely by sound and lighting effects), or in a full-scale production, with an amazing puppet.

  • Chandler Hubbard: The Amphibians

    A human and small symptom of a macrocosmic problem, beautifully rendered in the small-town angst of growing up. Would love to see this energetic work on its feet and fully staged!

    A human and small symptom of a macrocosmic problem, beautifully rendered in the small-town angst of growing up. Would love to see this energetic work on its feet and fully staged!

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Development History

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Sundown Collaborative Theatre, Year 2025
  • Type Professional, Organization Think Tank Theatre, Year 2024

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