DRY LAND
by Ruby Rae Spiegel

Independently-Produced in association with The Penn Women's Center

DRY LAND by Ruby Rae Spiegel tells the story of two high school swimmers, Amy and Ester, who form an unlikely friendship through their shared effort to end Amy’s unwanted pregnancy. At once charming and brutal, the play paints a poignant picture of the joys and heartache of life as a teenage girl. 

Due to reluctance on the part of the Penn student theatre community to take on the play’s controversial content, ​I independently produced and directed the play in partnership with the Penn Women’s Center. We exceeded our IndieGoGo fundraising goal in just 48 hours, ultimately raising $3,233, or 129% of our $2,500 goal, over the course of a month.

After DRY LAND closed, we donated $1,400 of profits to the Philadelphia Women’s Center. This money went towards closing gaps in funding for 28 young women just like Amy who would not otherwise be able to afford an abortion. 

photos by Carson Kahoe.