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Ushuaia Blue
USHUAIA BLUE. a play by Caridad Svich. Jordan is a marine biologist. Sara works in bio-acoustics and film. They have been traveling to do research in Antarctica for some time now. On a recent trip, Sara connects with Pepa, who is native to Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southernmost tip of the world. This connection begins to affect how Sara sees the world and how she begins to hear the music of the ice. As Jordan and Sara's relationship as a couple becomes more fragile, Sara suffers an accident. In the land of spirit dreaming, suffering, and awakening, lessons are learned about life and climate change. A love story set against the backdrop of the climate emergency. Inspired by interviews conducted by the author with polar marine biologist James McClintock. This play premiered at the 2022 Contemporary American Theatre Festival. This is a Santa Catalina Edition.
132 pages, Paperback
Published July 20, 2022
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October 10, 2025
Read in one sitting! ¡Me gustó mucho!
The scientific approach to the sea in ecological crisis impressed me very much. The combination of the setting in the Antarctic, communication with animals, the feeling of a unique connection to nature, the weight of ideological conflicts in a relationship, these were what fascinated me most. The fragmented narrative is amazing. I would like to see it in theatre.
The panic of the approaching ecological collapse is what I resonated most with. I also resulted in the acceptance strategy.
The scientific approach to the sea in ecological crisis impressed me very much. The combination of the setting in the Antarctic, communication with animals, the feeling of a unique connection to nature, the weight of ideological conflicts in a relationship, these were what fascinated me most. The fragmented narrative is amazing. I would like to see it in theatre.
The panic of the approaching ecological collapse is what I resonated most with. I also resulted in the acceptance strategy.
November 5, 2025
A fantastic introspective journey into humanity
I love the heavy criticism of today's society; our destruction of the world, our superficiality and our lack of connection. The hopeless perspective of Sara is usually my own so I felt seen in her struggles with her partner's relaxed views on climate change.
The style is quite interesting. Characters frequently leave their lines unfinished. Also many times two characters say one joint line word by word in turns. It takes away some realism because the conversations are not natural but it's quite aesthetically pleasant and also highlights the moments of connection or disconnection.
Pepa is extraordinary, I'm usually not a fan of mystical characters because I'm more empirical but Pepa is just so wholesome, clever and endearing. She has fantastic lines: calling out Sara, criticising men, and criticising colonialism. Just spot on all the time "Oh, how people love to cut up big and little pieces of the earth and say it is theirs. Flags and flags everywhere. Flags on tops of flags." "Sometimes all I hear is the sound of tourists. And it takes days and days to get to really listening again"
I don't like the visual stage directions, I don't like the aid of video in theater performances and especially not in a play that one of its messages is to leave the virtual world and come back to the real one.
Lastly, it's crazy how flying is normalized, specially in USA, the amount of planes they take from usa to Antartica (probably 10 hours flights) seems excessive, which is quite hypocritical since it's one of the most harming things you can do to the environment. Worst thing is I don't even think the author is aware of this.
I love the heavy criticism of today's society; our destruction of the world, our superficiality and our lack of connection. The hopeless perspective of Sara is usually my own so I felt seen in her struggles with her partner's relaxed views on climate change.
The style is quite interesting. Characters frequently leave their lines unfinished. Also many times two characters say one joint line word by word in turns. It takes away some realism because the conversations are not natural but it's quite aesthetically pleasant and also highlights the moments of connection or disconnection.
Pepa is extraordinary, I'm usually not a fan of mystical characters because I'm more empirical but Pepa is just so wholesome, clever and endearing. She has fantastic lines: calling out Sara, criticising men, and criticising colonialism. Just spot on all the time "Oh, how people love to cut up big and little pieces of the earth and say it is theirs. Flags and flags everywhere. Flags on tops of flags." "Sometimes all I hear is the sound of tourists. And it takes days and days to get to really listening again"
I don't like the visual stage directions, I don't like the aid of video in theater performances and especially not in a play that one of its messages is to leave the virtual world and come back to the real one.
Lastly, it's crazy how flying is normalized, specially in USA, the amount of planes they take from usa to Antartica (probably 10 hours flights) seems excessive, which is quite hypocritical since it's one of the most harming things you can do to the environment. Worst thing is I don't even think the author is aware of this.
November 11, 2025
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