In the Sawtooths
by Dano Madden
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3m
Winner! KC/ACTF National Student Playwriting Award
Oby, Nellie and Darin have been friends since high school. Now in their thirties, they have become busier in their lives, but one thing remains constant: their annual backpacking adventure in the mountains of Idaho. As their trip nears and they have …
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Cast Size
3mDuration
90 minutesSubgenre
Not ApplicableAccolades
KCACTF: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival New PlayTarget Audience
- Adult
Additional Info
Oby, Nellie and Darin have been friends since high school. Now in their thirties, they have become busier in their lives, but one thing remains constant: their annual backpacking adventure in the mountains of Idaho. As their trip nears and they have made all of the necessary preparations to survive in the outdoors, their lives are suddenly shattered by tragedy. What ensues is a true test of an old friendship. Can Oby, Nellie and Darin remain friends as they desperately try to navigate through an immense and unexpected wilderness?
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Accolades
- Winner! KC/ACTF National Student Playwriting Award
Considerations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Reader's Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
- Large Stage
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Cautions
- No Special Cautions
License details
- Minimum Fee: $75 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Setting: Various locations in Idaho
- Additional Features: Not Applicable
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: No Chorus
Casting
3m
OBY - a teacher, 30
NELLIE - a dishwashing musician, 29
DARIN - Mr. Adventure, 30
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NELLIE - a dishwashing musician, 29
DARIN - Mr. Adventure, 30
Cast Attributes
- All Male
- Non-Traditional casting
- Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
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In the Sawtoothswas produced by Boise State University in September 2006 in Stage II of the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, Idaho. The same production was performed in Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Art
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