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Cast
MARGARET - 32, looking for New Blood
MAX, 35 - The Old Blood
VERONICA - 21, looking to get lost
CURTIS - 20, The New Blood

About The Play
I spent six hot years in Texas.  But the last summer, there was a heat wave, Texas-style.  Which meant it still read ninety degrees and sticky at 10 PM. But like all things Texas, they are big and bold and extreme.  And when the weather finally breaks, the sky opens up.  And speaking of breaks, you can’t live in Texas long without hearing about The Walls in Huntsville, Texas.  That’s Maximum Security.  There was a prison break or two during my sojourn in Texas.  We would follow the manhunt on the news, routing for the underdog.  But what about the people who have been ravaged by violence?  Perhaps they weren’t as excited about the prospect of a convict on the loose.  The Ravaging imagines the hot hysteria of just such a night.  There’s a prison break.  And two sisters wrestle with the ancient history of their parents’ violent death.  Maggie spews psychobabble while Veronica speaks in tongues.  Is she hearing voices?  Going insane?  Is it the heat?  Or did she really see something she should never have seen?   The Ravaging is a taut drama of passion, violence, and damage.  And when the sky finally opens up, the rains will relieve, cleanse, and wash away the violence that haunts one family in Hunstville, Texas.

What Others Are Saying
“The Ravaging made you sit up and take notice.  Unbuttoned and quirky, it revealed a with-it imagination, both darkly humorous and politically astute.”  –Anne Marie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune

“Flawless.” --Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman

“The Ravaging is as welcome as rain on parched ground.” --Jamie Smith, Austin American-Statesman