Droplets Pellets Bullets
a 15 minute play
The Blank Theater Cast & Crew (2022)
June Caryll (Director), Davina Colaco (Suma), Gavin Lewis (Lee), Maddie Nichols (Alex), Madylin Sweeten (Storyteller), Jeff Torres (Questioner/Police Officer)
Kennedy Center Cast & Crew (2023)
Britney Mallebranche (Director), Deeyanna Duffie (Suma), Chris Dunlaevy (Lee), Mike Killilea (Alex), Elizabeth Hughs (Storyteller), Ceasar Alva (Questioner/Police Officer), Stage Directions (Chad Celini)
Alex, Suma, and Lee hide from a monster that ravages their fantasy world home, when in reality, Alex conjures false memories of a fantastical setting to cope with the trauma of a school shooting. The play explores the phenomenon of false memories as often experienced by students and teachers who witness school shootings and recall vivid memories of the event that conflict with evidentiary accounts.
Production & Award History
Spring 2022
Winner - Gold Key for Dramatic Script Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Finalist - #ENOUGH Plays Project
Summer 2022
Production* - The Blank Theater of LA's Young Playwrights Festival
Spring 2023
Staged Reading - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Semi-Finalist - Gary Garrison National 10 Minute Play Award by KCACTF
*Production online due to Covid-19
Droplets Pellets Bullets is published in the Blank Theater's Young Playwrights Festival 30th Anniversary Collection. Print scripts and production licensing can be purchased at Concord Theatricals.