Wound Care

by Jennie Webb

After meeting her troubled, recently deceased mother—who gave her up for adoption as an infant—Terra starts to navigate a little-known California State Compensation Program and runs into more of life’s surreal hurdles. WOUND CARE is, in part, a crack baby reparations about searching for what will make things right and perhaps healing what you didn’t know was broken.

After meeting her troubled, recently deceased mother—who gave her up for adoption as an infant—Terra starts to navigate a little-known California State Compensation Program and runs into more of life’s surreal hurdles. WOUND CARE is, in part, a crack baby reparations about searching for what will make things right and perhaps healing what you didn’t know was broken.

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Wound Care

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  • Emily Brauer Rogers: Wound Care

    This play artfully examines the many types of wounds we have as well as what we might inflict on others. A beautiful piece with deep metaphors, strong theatricality, and looks at how our lives are woven together when we search for answers--and the ability to forgive. Jennie's piece is heartwrenching, but funny as well--the way the best plays take you on an emotional roller coaster.

    This play artfully examines the many types of wounds we have as well as what we might inflict on others. A beautiful piece with deep metaphors, strong theatricality, and looks at how our lives are woven together when we search for answers--and the ability to forgive. Jennie's piece is heartwrenching, but funny as well--the way the best plays take you on an emotional roller coaster.

  • Sarah Tuft: Wound Care

    Jennie Webb does it again with this delightful play that tackles the topical with metaphor, deep humanity, and relatable characters. With its almost sense memory accuracy, WOUND CARE unearths how our deepest personal traumas intersect with society’s historical ones to give us a world where forgiveness is possible. Lots of wit make this a fun ride!

    Jennie Webb does it again with this delightful play that tackles the topical with metaphor, deep humanity, and relatable characters. With its almost sense memory accuracy, WOUND CARE unearths how our deepest personal traumas intersect with society’s historical ones to give us a world where forgiveness is possible. Lots of wit make this a fun ride!

  • Jennifer Maisel: Wound Care

    Such a beautiful rendering about how our past affects our present -- with great parts for female actors to dig into. Produce this one!

    Such a beautiful rendering about how our past affects our present -- with great parts for female actors to dig into. Produce this one!

Character Information

  • TERRA
    mid-30s but likely appears younger
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race or ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • THE WOMEN
    40s–60s to play multiple characters of different ages
    Character Age
    40s-60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race or Ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Playwrights Union, Year 2024