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Lucy and the Conquest

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 5m

" Lucy and the Conquest is a wild ride." – Jeffrey Borak, Berkshire Eagle

Lucy and the Conquest

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Pill popping Lucy Santiago heads to her family home in Bolivia after being fired from the syndicated hit "Beach Detectives". All she wants to do is forget her troubles but her wildly eccentric family and a mysterious spirit that lives under Simon Bolivar's campaign bed won't let her. Lucy is forced to confront her own troubled history as well as the history of a conquered people.
History

Lucy and the Conquest premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown MA in July 2006 under the direction of Suzanne Agins.

LUCY SANTIAGO – 24-28. She is half Bolivian but grew up mostly in New York.
JUAN RICARDO SANTIAGO – 50-60. He is Lucy’s father. He is a South- American gentleman.
TOMMY – 25-30. Lucy’s boyfriend. He is American.
LILA – 30-40. She is Bolivian but has traveled with the airlines. She has the personality of a conquistador.
PACHA SANTIAGO – is very, very old. She is Lucy’s grandmother. She is sometimes out of her mind and sometimes lucid. Speaks with an accent. She is Bolivian.
THE GRINGO (a.k.a Juan Alberto Santiago) – 35-45. He is Lucy’s first cousin. He speaks with a slight accent. There is something hysterical about him. He is Bolivian.
INCA MAN – is the collective soul of all the Incas. He is anywhere from 20-60.
DREW GOLD – 25-30. Lucy’s agent. He is American.

Juan Ricardo and Inca Man can be played by the same actor and Tommy and Drew Gold can also be doubled.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Miami Airport, a house in La Paz, Bolivia.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS:

"Lucy and the Conquest is a wild ride. – Jeffrey Borak, Berkshire Eagle

"This is going to be what's called a rave review...Lucy and the Conquest, written by Cusi Cram, is a triumph for this company...it offers uniformly stunning performances and an original script that captures the imagination." – Carol King, Schenectady Daily Gazette

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Cusi Cram

Cusi Cram's plays include: Dusty and the Big Bad World (Denver Theater Center), Lucy and the Conquest (Williamstown Theater Festival), All the Bad Things (LAByrinth Theater Company at the Public Theater), Fuente (Barrington Stage, and O'Neill Playwrights Conference), and The ...

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