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In Love and Warcraft (Digital Edition)

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Madhuri Shekar

Designed specifically for virtual performance! Madhuri Shekar's lively contemporary comedy is about gaming, romance and one college student's hilarious struggle when her online world smacks head-first into real life.

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In Love and Warcraft (Digital Edition)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2013-2014 Alliance/Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Award

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Summary

Evie Malone – gamer girl, college senior, and confirmed virgin – has it all figured out. Not only does she command a top-ranked guild in Warcraft with her online boyfriend; she also makes a little cash on the side writing love letters for people who've screwed up their relationships. Love is like Warcraft, after all. It's all about strategies, game plans and not taking stupid risks. Well, that's what she thinks... until she actually falls for a guy. In real life. No amount of gaming expertise will help her out when she finds herself with a non-virtual, totally real and incredibly cute boyfriend, who wants more from her than she's willing to give.

In Love and Warcraft (Digital Edition) can be performed with or without an intermission.

History

In Love and Warcraft premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014. This adaptation was generated in spring 2020 during the outbreak of COVID-19 and was produced for American Conservatory Theater’s (A.C.T.) MFA Acting program. The six actors cast in the play were all quarantined in different homes and social distancing. With the resilience and innovation of the entire artistic and production team, the play was tweaked for a live video theatre experience.

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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting

    A college campus in Southern California. The present.

  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A fresh look at the strange social behaviors spawned by internet culture, where love and loneliness spar like the masters and the monsters of the universe.” – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Shekar’s fun and energetic play, which won the Alliance’s annual Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Fellowship, is jaunty and fleet, the way a romantic comedy should be.” – Arts Atlanta, Read More

“In Love and Warcraft is a fresh look at the strange social behaviors spawned by internet culture, where love and loneliness spar like the masters and the monsters of the universe.” – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Read More

“The show progresses from real life to WOW in the second act.” – Atlanta Cultural Arts Review, Read More

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Authors

Madhuri Shekar

Madhuri Shekar

Madhuri Shekar is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. She was born in California and grew up in India, and is currently based in Jersey City. She is an alum of the Juilliard Playwriting program, a fellow at New Dramatists, and the 2020 winner of the Lanford Wilson P ...

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