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Bulrusher

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  • Genre: Drama
  • Casting: BIPOC
  • Breakdown: 1M+1W, 2M, 2W

Synopsis

THE STORY: In 1955, in the redwood country north of San Francisco, a multiracial girl grows up in a predominantly white town whose residents pepper their speech with the historical dialect of Boontling. Found floating in a basket on the river as an infant, Bulrusher is an orphan with a gift for clairvoyance that makes her feel like a stranger even amongst the strange: the taciturn schoolteacher who adopted her, the madam who runs her brothel with a fierce discipline, the logger with a zest for horses and women, and the guitar-slinging boy who is after Bulrusher’s heart. Just when she thought her world might close in on her, she discovers an entirely new sense of self when a black girl from Alabama comes to town. Passionate, lyrical, and chock full of down-home humor, this play is an unforgettable experience by a new, thrilling voice.

Character Breakdown

BULRUSHER: 18, multiracial, Black female (should be played by Black identifying actor)
VERA: 18, Black female
MADAME: 40s, biracial, Native American female (should be played by a Native/Indigenous identifying actor)
LOGGER: 40s, Black male
SCHOOLCH: 40s-50s, white male
BOY: 18, white male