Twice Gone

by Zoe Stanton-Savitz

Lucy is dead, or at least that’s what she believes after her father, Abe, a paranoid schizophrenic, tells her so when she is eight years old. Throughout her half-dead life, she searches for Abe who has disappeared, and for an unattainable forever love, while processing deprecating childhood trauma. Twice Gone explores young psychological development and congenital trauma as well as the intersection between...

Lucy is dead, or at least that’s what she believes after her father, Abe, a paranoid schizophrenic, tells her so when she is eight years old. Throughout her half-dead life, she searches for Abe who has disappeared, and for an unattainable forever love, while processing deprecating childhood trauma. Twice Gone explores young psychological development and congenital trauma as well as the intersection between boundless death and inconstant love.

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Twice Gone

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Twice Gone by Zoe Stanton-Savitz
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Twice Gone as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned in to the compelling world of the play, and its intergenerational exploration of memory and trauma. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Twice Gone as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned in to the compelling world of the play, and its intergenerational exploration of memory and trauma. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: Twice Gone by Zoe Stanton-Savitz
    “

    A great play that explores mental health and how it can be passed down through generations. Lucy is a wonderfully written role.

    A great play that explores mental health and how it can be passed down through generations. Lucy is a wonderfully written role.

    ”
Lucy Adonis (20)
Young Lucy (8)
Wes Powell (30-40)
Abe Adonis (50-60)
Samantha Adonis (20-30)

Development History

  • Residency, Sarah Lawrence College, 2021