DRY LAND
by Ruby Rae Spiegel
directed by Summer Dawn Wallace
Regional Premiere
June 24 - July 24, 2016
Set in the girls’ locker room of a Florida high school, this portrait of an unlikely friendship follows Ester, a hopeful collegiate swimmer, and Amy, a girl in need of an ally. Traversing female sexuality, eating disorders, suicide, bullying, and the political landscape of reproductive rights in America, Dry Land is a brave portrayal of the contemporary American teenager and the impossible pressures that build up at the brink of adulthood.
Approximately 90 minutes, no intermission.
Contains adult language and graphic adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
Ellie McCaw
Amy
Jordan Boyer
Ester
Summer Dawn Wallace
Brendan Ragan
Drew Phelan
Rick Cannon
Ryan E. Finzelber
Monica Cross
Daniel Kelly
Delaney Giacometti
Patrica Delorey
Mark Beach
Director
Co-Artistic Director
Stage Manager
Scenic Design/Technical Director
Lighting Design
Costume Designer
Property Master
Dramaturg
Voice and Diction Coach
Master Carpenter
“Spiegel captures the way these girls talk and interact with each other very naturally; you may feel you’re merely overhearing an unscripted conversation from time to time…And McCaw and Boyer, both barely out of high school themselves, deliver it wonderfully under the direction of Summer Dawn Wallace.”
-Sarasota Magazine (Full Review)
Lev Siegel
Reba
Josh James
Victor
Richard LeVene
Janitor
“I did forget that I was watching a play…It was all too real and seemingly unscripted under the fine direction of Summer Dawn Wallace.”
-Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Full Review)
“What the audience sees isn’t a heavy-handed, one-issue play, but a multilayered slice of life in a subculture many would like to forget.”
-The Observer (Full Review)