by Rajiv Joseph
directed by Desdemona Chiang
July 2013
The Little Theatre, Seattle, WA
Gruesome Playground Injuries follows the decades-spanning relationship of an accident-prone dare devil and a corrosive masochist who navigate friendship, love, and the wounds created in between. Doug and Kayleen first meet in the nurse’s office at the age of eight: Doug rode his bike off the roof and Kayleen can’t stop throwing up. Over the course of the next 30 years, their lives continue to intersect at the most bizarre intervals and places, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.
CAST
Richard Nguyen Sloniker as Doug
Amanda Zarr as Kayleen
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic design by Deanna Zibello
Costume design by Christine Tschirgi
Lighting design by Jessica Trundy
Sound design by Evan Mosher
photo credit: Mike Hipple