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Dry Land
By Ruby Rae Spiegel
Directed by Josh Short
Music by Emeline Easton

SEptember 17 - October 3, 2015

ABOUT DRY LAND
Ester is a swimmer trying to stay afloat. Amy is curled up on the locker room floor. Victor hates jocks but not girls. Reba just wants to party. A play about girls, abortion, bath salts, bathing suits, rashes, love, and what happens in one high school locker room after everybody’s left. 

A finalist for the 2014 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Drama, this heartfelt, hilarious, and gut-wrenching new play by one of the America's most promising young playwrights will leave audiences gasping for air.

"DRY LAND is uncomfortable to watch, there's no denying that, but it also says a lot of things that need to be said. It's a compelling glimpse into an experience that most will not have to go through, but should in no way be discounted for those who do. In our current political climate, this play is something people should experience. Art has the power to show us other worlds with all their messiness, and hopefully, shine a light on secrets we never talk about." -Broadway World

"Amy and Ester's frank, turbulent relationship is all the more believable and poignant because of the tremendous, impressive effort exerted by Reid and Bartoletti. Patrick Mark Saunders also deserves mention for his scene-stealing portrayal of Victor, an overanxious male Ester meets while on a college visit with his own stories to share about Amy. I applaud director Josh Short for introducing such a daring, brutally honest piece of work to Rhode Island. "Dry Land" is certainly worth experiencing and will likely leave you at a loss for words." -Edge Providence

"Amid all it's silliness,  DRY LAND has a point to make. It makes that most powerfully in a sad and bloody ending. This is not a crowd-pleasing work. But it is one that makes you look forward to seeing what playwright Spiegel may have to say in the future." -Rhode Island Public Radio

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CAST

Julia Bartoletti

David Tessier

Andrea Reid

Patrick Saunders

Sarah Leach

with Shannon Hartman (u.s. Reba/Emeline), Ally Gower, Alexis Ingram, Christine Cauchon, Lilia Smyth, Diana Young, Meg O'Donovan, Hollie DiOrio, Brooke Seminick, Zoe Thompson, Lexie Lankiewicz, Surrey Houlker.

Creative Team

DRY LAND 
Written by Ruby Rae Spiegel
Directed by Josh Short

Music by Emeline Easton
Costume Design by Meg Donnelly
Video Design by Adam O'Brien
Sound Design by Terry Shea
Scenic Design by Monica Shinn
Light Design by Gerritt Turner

Stage Manager, Kimberlee Beggs
Master Electrician, Branigan Duguay
Assistant Director, Kate Kataja

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About the Playwright

Ruby Rae Spiegel is from Brooklyn, New York. Her first play, Carrie & Francine, was selected for the Off-Broadway Summer Shorts 5 Festival. Her most recent play, Dry Land, was produced at the HERE Arts Center by downtown theater company, Colt Coeur, and was developed at New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Summer Theater Session as well as the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Ruby is a graduate of Young Playwrights Inc. and is currently finishing her last semester at Yale College.

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FROM OUR TALKBACK SERIES:

Sunday, September 27 3:30pm*
Abortions, Eating Disorders, Peer Pressure, and more: A Day in the Life of a High School Girl
  Brown University research physician Lynae Brayboy, MD, and members of the cast sit down for a discussion of the challenges that girls in our society face and how it relates to the topics and themes found in Dry Land. 
  Join us to learn about the research being done today to help young girls deal with sexual health and identity, peer pressure, mental health, and healthy lifestyles.

*following the 2:00pm performance of DRY LAND.

CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCES

Thursday, September 17, 7:30pm preview
Friday, September 18, 7:30pm preview
Saturday, September 19, 7:30pm preview
Sunday, September 20, 7:30pm PWYC
Monday, September 21, 7:30pm press/opening
Thursday, September 24, 7:30pm
Friday, September 25, 7:30pm
Saturday, September 26, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 27, 2:00pm
Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm
Friday, October 2, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 3, 7:30pm