salt tongue
Show Info
Title | salt tongue | ||
Playwright | Eli Campbell | ||
Director | Kayla Adams | ||
Stage Manager | Reed Davis | ||
Category | New Play Festival, Production | ||
First Rehearsal | April 3rd | ||
Load In/Tech /Dress | May 6th, 7th | ||
Performances | May 8th (2 Performances 5:30pm & 9:00pm) | ||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
Rossa (ruh-suh) | 18 - 30 | Male | Of the sea |
Niamh (neeve) | 18 - 30 | Female | Of the land |
Donal (dah-nuhl) | 18 - 30 | Male | A sheep farmer |
Maire (moy-ruh) | 40 - 60 | Female | Niamh’s Mother |
Fintan (fin-tan) | 40 - 60 | Male | Niamh’s Father, a fisherman |
Synopsis | It's 1615 on an island off the coast of Ireland, and Fintan has caught the last fish in the sea. When he finds a man washed ashore that same day, he assumes Rossa must be a shipwrecked sailor and takes him home to recover. But things turn strange the longer Rossa stays, and soon the family that's adopted him must decide whether they've made the right decision. | ||
Notices |
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Important Dates/Holidays | 3/30 Ougadi/Ugaadi, 3/30 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)*, 4/4 Qing Ming Jie, 4/6 Ram Navami, 4/10 Mahavir Jayanti, 4/12-4/20 Passover*, 4/13 Theravada (New Year), 4/18 Good Friday, 4/18 Good Friday (Orthodox), 4/20 Easter, 4/20 Easter (Orthodox),5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/5 Cinco De Mayo, 5/11 Mother's Day, 5/12 Vesak- Buddha Day, 5/12-16 Spring Finals, 5/17 Commencement, 5/17 Armed Forces Day, 5/26 Memorial Day (Observed), 5/29 Ascension Day, 5/31 Duan Wu Jie, 6/1-3 Shavuot*, 6/8 Pentecost, 6/14 Flag Day, 6/15 Father's Day, 6/19 Juneteenth (Fed. Observed), 6/20 Summer Solstice-Litha, 6/23 Pentecost (Orthodox) | ||
Fight Choreography Breakdown | |||
Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
16 | Fintan enters with Rossa propped up on his shoulder, Niamh helping on the other side. | Fintan, Rossa, Niamh |
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16 | Fintan grabs Rossa’s face, slaps it a bit. | Fintan, Rossa |
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71 - 74 | Rossa rubs Maire’s feet and legs. Suddenly, Maire wrenches her leg back. Maire watches him closely as he retrieves the towel. He bends and starts drying of her legs. Rossa’s grip tightens. Maire hisses in pain. His grip tightens further. Maire cries out. Rossa twists Maire’s leg. Rossa releases her leg and gets to his feet. Maire heaves, bent over and in pain. | Rossa, Maire |
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83 | As Donal recites the prayer, he attempts to wrestle Niamh to the ground. In the struggle, Niamh scrambles, claws at him, shoves him, and just as she’s about to be pinned, she reaches out to grab the abandoned fiddle, then smashes it over Donal’s head. Niamh rushes to her feet. As Donal blearily tries to grab at her ankles, she raises the fiddle again. She brings it down on him over and over, until he is a bloody and bruised thing beneath her. | Niamh, Donal |
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86 - 87 | He throws the net over Niamh. She struggles. Fintan drags the net, and Niamh with it, towards the fire. Fintan pulls the net close to the bonfire, Niamh thrashing. | Niamh, Fintan |
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89 | Rossa waits until Fintan is out of sight, then bends over and untangles Niamh, helps her stand. Niamh wrenches herself out of Rossa’s arms, stumbles backward. | Niamh, Rossa |
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92 | Rossa gentles, softens. He approaches Niamh, who steps back at first, but then allows Rossa to reach up and take her face. He thumbs across her silvered scales, touches the soft fins in her hair, ghosts fingers across her lips. She presses her forehead to his. Rossa brings his hands down to Niamh’s neck. Rossa digs his thumbs into Niamh’s neck, and a bloody set of gills are formed. Niamh gasps, clutching at her neck. She stumbles. Just as Niamh realizes she’s having trouble breathing, Rossa pushes her of the clif and into the sea. | Niamh. Rossa |
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Intimacy Choreography Breakdown | |||
Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
39 | Fintan drops to his knees and rests his head in Maire’s lap, hands curling in her dress. Startled, Maire drops a hand in Fintan’s hair. Fintan presses his face deeper into her lap. | Fintan, Maire |
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65 | Niamh kisses Rossa. It is quick, brutal. She pulls away. | Niamh, Rossa |
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66 | Rossa holds her, comforting. | Niamh, Rossa |
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68 | Niamh rubs Maire’s feet. | Niamh, Maire |
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79 | She takes his face in her hands, all business, and plants a kiss on his lips. | Niamh, Donal |
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Cast List
salt tongue Cast List |
NIAMH | Maddie Rodriguez |
ROSSA | Hunter Meyer |
DONAL | Charlie Thomas |
FINTAN | Alex MacKay |
MAIRE | Emma Bibb |
Thank you to everyone who auditioned and attended callbacks! To accept or decline your role, please email our stage manager, Reed Davis, at (reed-davis@uiowa.edu) by 5pm on Monday March 31st. Please note cast members will need to attend an intimacy workshop on Wednesday, April 1st at 7pm in Macvey theater. Our first rehearsal will take place on Thursday, April 3th. More details will be shared later this week. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our stage manager. |
Contact
Stage Manager: Reed Davis - reed-davis@uiowa.edu
NPF Production Stage Manager: savanha-moore@uiowa.edu