Title

The Space Between Coke Bottles and Orange Slices

Playwright & Director

Nat Payán

Stage Manager

Zhenya Loughney

Category

Workshop, MacVey Theatre

First Rehearsal

October 2

Load In/Tech /Dress

October 24-26

Performances

October 27-28

Roles to be cast

Age (Presentation)

Gender (Presentation)

Description

Apollo

Early 20s

Transmale

A lover of poetry and oranges.

Mason

Early 20s

Male

A lover of stars and Coke.

Alex

Early 20s

Male

Spends most of his time playing video games and being an idiot.

Sean

Early 20s

Aggressively Male

College dropout. Religious but not devout.

Marigold

Early 20s

Female

Has no idea how to properly deal with emotions, but cares deeply for LGBTQ+ rights and literature.

Danny

60s – Early 70s

Any

Professor at Apollo and Mason's university, the dinosaur of the English Department.

Synopsis

Apollo is living as a transgender man in a world which isn’t too kind to trans people and struggles to navigate his relationship with his cisgender boyfriend Mason. Oh, and he’s also trying to write something in time for his poetry class's showcase.

Notices

Content Warning for discussion of anti-trans legislation, forced outing, transphobia, t-slur*, and strong language. This play also contains the action of snorting a powdery substance, which is scripted as Smarties.

*Said by Sean while Apollo is not present onstage

Fight Choreography Breakdown

Intimacy Choreography Breakdown

Important Dates/Holidays

9/29-10/6 Sukkot*, 10/6-10/8 Sh’mini Atzeret *, 10/8 Simchat Torah*, 10/9 Indigenous Peoples' Day, 10/9 Columbus Day (Fed. Observed), 10/15-10/24 Navaratri, 10/24 Dasara/ Dussehra