Ripped

by Rachel Bublitz

Lucy, a freshman in college, is torn between her excitement about the new people in her life and having to leave her old life and loves behind. As she struggles to find a balance between the new and the old, a sexual encounter leaves her confused and concerned that she may have been a victim of rape. The play moves back and forth through time and space as Lucy tries to piece together the unraveling interactions between herself and the two young men she’s torn between, illuminating the events behind her uncertainty and sparking questions regarding consent. Cast 1 Female, 2 Males

**Best of 2019**
“The sheer rawness... made it brutally appropriate to its thorny subject matter of campus sexual assault and the uncomfortable gray areas of consent.”
— The Mercury News

“The genius of 'Ripped' is that of all the plays I saw this year, this one kept me questioning my own reactions to it, even six months later.”
— KQED.org

Genres: Plays

100 pages, Paperback

Published July 14, 2022

About the author

Rachel Bublitz is a playwright known for telling stories about women, and creating exciting new work for young performers. The Z Space premiere of her play “Ripped” received the Will Glickman Award for the best premiere play in the Bay Area. She’s thrilled to return to PlayGround to develop “Funny, Like An Abortion.” Other plays include “Burst” (developed at Salt Lake Acting Company, PlayGround, and more), and “The Night Witches” (published with Dramatic Publishing). During the pandemic Rachel tried her hand at a novel, which she’s still developing. Turns out novels have a lot more words than plays.