Somersaulting
Art by Samantha Cabrera
Based on the graphic novel by Sammy Harkham
Full-length drama; adaptation
3 W, 3 M
An adaptation of Sammy Harkham's 3-color comic from Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3, Somersaulting follows two best friends, Iris and Edie, during a long summer before their senior year of high school. Set in a run-down beach town, this is a story of a droning summer spotted with the girls' discoveries of death, love, and sex, propelling them both into adulthood.
SOMERSAULTING was developed with Field Trip Theatre and Taffety Punk Theatre Company. It received public readings at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, The Artists' Bloc, and NEWvember New Plays Festival in Tivoli, NY.
Used with permission. Unpublished. Please go to the New Play Exchange for full script. To purchase the comic from D&Q, click here.
Full-length drama; adaptation
3 W, 3 M
An adaptation of Sammy Harkham's 3-color comic from Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3, Somersaulting follows two best friends, Iris and Edie, during a long summer before their senior year of high school. Set in a run-down beach town, this is a story of a droning summer spotted with the girls' discoveries of death, love, and sex, propelling them both into adulthood.
SOMERSAULTING was developed with Field Trip Theatre and Taffety Punk Theatre Company. It received public readings at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, The Artists' Bloc, and NEWvember New Plays Festival in Tivoli, NY.
Used with permission. Unpublished. Please go to the New Play Exchange for full script. To purchase the comic from D&Q, click here.
