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GRUESOME PLAYGROUND ; INJURIES PRODUCTION HISTORY Gruesome Playground Injuries had its world premiere on October 16, 2009, at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Rebecca Taichman, Director; Riccardo Hernandez, Scenic Design; Miranda, Hoffman, Costume Designer; Christopher Akerlind, Lighting Design; jill BC DuBoff, Sound Design; and Mark Bly, Dramaturge. KAYLEEN: Selma Blair pDoua: Brad Fleischer Gruesome Playground Injuries had its Off-Broadway premiere in February 2011 at Second Stage Theater, Scott Ellis, Director; ‘Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Christopher Burney, Associate Artistic Director, At the time this edition went to press, the play had not yet been cast. CHARACTERS Racrvonnger | KAYLEEN: ages eight to thirty-eight a Corny Gay DOUG: ages eight to thirty-eight SETTING Various places over the course of thirty years NOTE All transitions between the scenes should be done by the actors, and their changing of the acene should be leisurely. Costume changes should occur on stage. There is no neéd to hide any of this work from the audience. We should especially see Doug's dressing of his wounds, or the application of the necessary makeup that represents his | injuries. The lengths of the transitions signify and allow for large passages of time in the lives of the characters. Every scene either jumps forward fifteen years, or backward ten years. ‘At times in the dialogue, there are questions but no question ‘mark is written, Absence of a question mark is purposeful. When there is no question mark, the question is delivered in a flat, non- inquiring tone. i

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