Spay
by Madison Fiedler

Name: Spay
Brand: Madison Fiedler
SKU: 9780573710742
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Williamson, West Virginia has been aptly nicknamed “Pilliamson” as long as the Attridge sisters have called it home.

In the wake of their mother’s overdose, the two sisters have taken very different paths.

As Harper raises Noah’s child, vowing to tread new ground, Noah finds herself unable to break old cycles – until a stranger promises a way to do just that.

Madison Fiedler’s new drama interrogates the question of autonomy in small-town Appalachia.

Press Reviews

"Harrowing and haunting... a stellar script that deserves consideration from any theatre company currently planning their next season."
— Rescripted

"Madison Fiedler's provocative new play presents an unflinching narrative of sisters in crisis."
— Newcity Stage

"The pain and struggle of both sisters comes through with sharp poignancy... [Spay] succeeds at creating a framework for two women’s domestic conflicts arising from a larger national and generational problem (their mother became addicted and OD’d after a car accident) that nobody seems to know how to address successfully."
— Chicago Reader

"Fiedler's thought-provoking play, which addresses these daunting issues through the story of one family in a small Appalachian town, packs an emotional punch... a powerful story about opioid abuse and families, as well as a real-world proposed remedy."
— Chicago Tribune

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Harper Noah’s half-sister, 25. Biracial/Black. Not a user. A kindergarten teacher. Patient, tough-love, intractable. Kind, not nice. Big on rules.	female	—	Noah’s half-sister, 25. Biracial/Black. Not a user. A kindergarten teacher. Patient, tough-love, intractable. Kind, not nice. Big on rules.
Aubrey Project Protection representative, late 40s to mid-50s. White. Not from around here. Watchful, bright, ceaselessly polite. A Midwestern sensibility.	—	40s	Project Protection representative, late 40s to mid-50s. White. Not from around here. Watchful, bright, ceaselessly polite. A Midwestern sensibility.
Jackson Noah’s long-time on-again off-again boyfriend and dealer, 21. Not a user. White or assimilated into whiteness in this town. Affable, playful, more vulnerable than he lets on.	male	—	Noah’s long-time on-again off-again boyfriend and dealer, 21. Not a user. White or assimilated into whiteness in this town. Affable, playful, more vulnerable than he lets on.
Noah Harper’s half-sister, 20. White. An active user. Swings between goofy sweetness and rage. Anxious, childlike. Fervently attached to people.	female	—	Harper’s half-sister, 20. White. An active user. Swings between goofy sweetness and rage. Anxious, childlike. Fervently attached to people.