←Recommendations of The Caldera

  • Erin Malone Turner: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    What an unapologetic play, with tension & heart layered on more with every shift. This play is also full of stunning lines that floored me with their poetic introspection. This play mostly takes place in a car, but the world (unfortunately not far off from our current one) that Saltwick has created for these mindful, playful, & determined characters stretches far beyond those doors & windows. Maggie & Lizzie really aren't asking for much: simply love & care. They could be any of us.

    What an unapologetic play, with tension & heart layered on more with every shift. This play is also full of stunning lines that floored me with their poetic introspection. This play mostly takes place in a car, but the world (unfortunately not far off from our current one) that Saltwick has created for these mindful, playful, & determined characters stretches far beyond those doors & windows. Maggie & Lizzie really aren't asking for much: simply love & care. They could be any of us.

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  • Megan Thornton: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    Sarah Saltwick's grounded, road trip drama of two best friends opens up into a magical space that envisions the road ahead. Sarah navigates questions of reproductive freedom, state oppression and the possibilities of youth with humor and compassion.

    Sarah Saltwick's grounded, road trip drama of two best friends opens up into a magical space that envisions the road ahead. Sarah navigates questions of reproductive freedom, state oppression and the possibilities of youth with humor and compassion.

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  • Katie Bender: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    Sarah Saltwick's beautiful play The Caldera is timely and infinitely produceable. Navigating questions about abortion, autonomy, friendship and love the play never feels heavy-handed or simplistic. These are complex characters navigating complex questions with humor and courage. Sarah's slow-burn into theatrical magic lets the play stay grounded in reality while reaching into the mythic.

    Sarah Saltwick's beautiful play The Caldera is timely and infinitely produceable. Navigating questions about abortion, autonomy, friendship and love the play never feels heavy-handed or simplistic. These are complex characters navigating complex questions with humor and courage. Sarah's slow-burn into theatrical magic lets the play stay grounded in reality while reaching into the mythic.

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    God, there was a time when this play read like sci-fi. It CERTAINLY doesn't now. A prescient play, that unwinds slowly, managing to feel truthful, grounded and mythic all at once. It's deft, and an interesting angle in on a topic that a LOT of us are trying to figure out how to make theater about.

    God, there was a time when this play read like sci-fi. It CERTAINLY doesn't now. A prescient play, that unwinds slowly, managing to feel truthful, grounded and mythic all at once. It's deft, and an interesting angle in on a topic that a LOT of us are trying to figure out how to make theater about.

    ”
  • Kitchen Dog Theater: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2023 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2023 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Premiere Stages: The Caldera by Sarah Saltwick
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “The Caldera” by Sarah Saltwick as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “The Caldera” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s well-seeded, organic dialogue and the collision of magical realism and hard reality. Our congratulations and thanks to Sarah.

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “The Caldera” by Sarah Saltwick as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “The Caldera” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s well-seeded, organic dialogue and the collision of magical realism and hard reality. Our congratulations and thanks to Sarah.

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