sad girl hours

by Libby Carr

It’s not the end of the world yet, but Sunday’s mom built a backyard fallout shelter just in case. Now it’s an underground clubhouse overflowing with tarot cards and the smell of hair bleach, ringing with chaotic queer energy and runoff full of gritty mud, fire ants, and oil. sad girl hours is a story of college admissions, found family, and potential energy in the face of torrential flood. What does it mean to...

It’s not the end of the world yet, but Sunday’s mom built a backyard fallout shelter just in case. Now it’s an underground clubhouse overflowing with tarot cards and the smell of hair bleach, ringing with chaotic queer energy and runoff full of gritty mud, fire ants, and oil. sad girl hours is a story of college admissions, found family, and potential energy in the face of torrential flood. What does it mean to aspire to something while planning and preparing how to die?

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  • Elizabeth Shannon: sad girl hours by Libby Carr
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    Incredible queer characters and great dialogue. A thrill to read.

    Incredible queer characters and great dialogue. A thrill to read.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: sad girl hours by Libby Carr
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    The community of national & local readers for Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends SAD GIRL HOURS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the writer’s naturalistic dialogue, profound character work, and impeccable specificity of time and place. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores power dynamics related to race, gender, and class in even the most “woke” spaces, all as natural disaster looms nearer. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production....

    The community of national & local readers for Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends SAD GIRL HOURS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the writer’s naturalistic dialogue, profound character work, and impeccable specificity of time and place. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores power dynamics related to race, gender, and class in even the most “woke” spaces, all as natural disaster looms nearer. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

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  • Jolie Frazer-Madge: sad girl hours by Libby Carr
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    so SO good-the teenage dialogue feels authentic and the characters and their struggles feel so real and heartbreaking

    so SO good-the teenage dialogue feels authentic and the characters and their struggles feel so real and heartbreaking

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Character Information

  • Ash
    she/her, gay, cisgender. camp counselor, valedictorian. capricorn sun, pisces moon, cancer rising.
    17
    Black
    woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Cristina
    she/her, bisexual, cisgender. has a slight drawl when she’s excited or angry. taurus sun, libra moon, scorpio rising.
    16
    White
    woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Rani
    she/her, gay, "gender's a social construct." the sweetest drug dealer, immensely insecure. aquarius sun, pisces moon, libra rising.
    17
    South Asian
    woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Sunday
    they/them, queer, nonbinary. a piano prodigy and probably a narcissist. sagittarius sun, cancer moon, leo rising.
    17
    White
    genderqueer,
    Nonbinary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • Nia
    they/she, queer, nonbinary. goth ballerina, ex-competition dancer. aries sun, aries moon, capricorn rising.
    17
    Black
    woman/fluid/nonbinary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American

Development History

  • Workshop, The Kennedy Center NNPN MFA Playwrights' Workshop, 2020
  • Reading, Dark Night Reading Series - UT Austin, 2019