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Title 

LARPlay 

Playwright  

Randy Jackson-Alvarenga 

Director 

Director TBD 

Stage Manager 

Reading SM TBD 

Category 

New Play Festival, Staged Reading 

First Rehearsal 

TBD 

Performances 

May 6th  

Roles to be cast 

Age (Presentation) 

Gender (Presentation) 

Description 

Ash  

20s-30s 

F 

 

Liz  

20s-30s 

F 

 

Xavier  

20s-30s 

M  

Ash’s childhood friend. Also plays the princess.  

Larper  

 

M 

They are one of the players at the Larp.  

Larper  

  

 

They are one of the players at the Larp.  

Larper 

 

 

They are one of the players at the Larp.  

Storyteller  

 

 

This is a staffer at the Larp. May do some narrations. 

Synopsis 

LARPlay follows Ash, a stubborn non-gamer recovering from a near-death experience, who is reluctantly pulled into a LARP designed by her late childhood friend. As she struggles with grief and the fear of her own mortality, the fantasy world begins to feel more real. Forcing her to confront what it truly means to fight, to play, and to keep living. 

Notices 

- This is a piece I am writing this semester so it is DEFINITELY a WIP. A lot of the shared above are the decisions that have been made but they are subject to change as the script continues to be written this semester.  

- This play contains references to heart attacks, death, and grief. 

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) 

 

Cast List

Cast Lists will be posted by noon on Sunday, March 30th.

Contact

Stage Manager: TBD

NPF Production Stage Manager: savanha-moore@uiowa.edu