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Water By The Spoonful
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Water by the Spoonful is a play by Quiara Alegría Hudes. First produced in 2011, it is the secondplay of a series, known as “The Elliot Trilogy.” Water by the Spoonful tells the story of multiple characters connected by familial bonds and online community, and their experiences with trauma and recovery.
The play opens with Elliot and Yaz Ortiz, two cousins, meeting at the college where Yaz works as an adjunct music instructor. Yaz has found a professor to translate an Arabic phrase that has been haunting Elliot since his time as a Marine in Iraq. When the phrase does get translated, it seems harmless:Can I please have my passport back?
While events happen in the “real world,” there is also an online chat room where people recovering from drug addiction come together for comfort and support. Orangutan, Chutes&Ladders, and Haikumom are the usernames for these characters, and in many ways, they are just as close as a family in the real world. Orangutan is newer to sobriety, and Haikumom and Chutes&Ladders guide her. A new member to the chat room, Fountainhead, signs on asking for help to quit using crack. Orangutan and Chutes&Ladders doubt his sincerity and challenge him, but Haikumom tries to encourage him and even offers to meet him in person since they live in the same city.
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