The Sand Castle

by Gina Stevensen

A trophy wife, an ambitious real estate broker, an overseas domestic worker, a college student with Disney theme park aspirations, a wealthy young revolutionary. THE SAND CASTLE utilizes the framework of Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD to explore the 2008 housing and financial crisis, interrogating the deficits of the American Dream.

A trophy wife, an ambitious real estate broker, an overseas domestic worker, a college student with Disney theme park aspirations, a wealthy young revolutionary. THE SAND CASTLE utilizes the framework of Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD to explore the 2008 housing and financial crisis, interrogating the deficits of the American Dream.

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The Sand Castle

DARNA, female, Filipina, an overseas domestic worker. 40 years old at the start of the play.
EDELIRA, female, Cuban-American, a college student. 19 years old at the start of the play.
LUIS, male, Mexican-American, a real estate agent. 20 years old at the start of the play.
LINDA, female, white American, a matriarch. 42 years old at the start of the play.
GAIL, female, white American, Linda's sister. 45 years old at the start of the play.
PETER, male, white American, Linda's son. 18 years old at the start of the play.
VERONICA, female, white American, Linda's daughter. 17 years old at the start of the play.
ANNA, female, white American, Linda's daughter. 15 years old at the start of the play.

Development History

  • Workshop, Playhouse Creatures, 2020

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