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Reykjavík

  • Steve Yockey
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
  • 4M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573711688

This tour-de-force collision of sex and danger, told through eight interconnected vignettes, is a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Alcohol

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Beneath the otherworldly glow of the Northern Lights, tourists and locals mingle in the shadows of Iceland’s capital city. Told through eight interconnected vignettes, Reykjavík eavesdrops on lovers, siblings, hotel employees, sex workers – and even some birds with really strong opinions about honesty. 

In this tour-de-force collision of sex and danger, playwright Yockey propels us on a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think.
REVIEWS:

"A stunningly original world of mystery, sensuality, passion and menace… Reykjavík is a magical trip."

DC Metro Theater Arts

"[A] sexy, scary, funny play… Part of the thrill is, from scene to scene, you’re never fully prepared for what is coming next. It could be comic or violent, naturalistic or spiritual, but all the pieces fit together in a magnificently queer jigsaw puzzle."

Dallas Voice

"A magical fever dream… a haunting and disorienting ride you won't want to miss."

Broadway World

"[A] magic-filled and darkly comic romp through Iceland’s capital."

DC Theatre Scene

"In playwright Steve Yockey’s dark-edged and supernatural Reykjavík, the audience eavesdrops on the knotty and tangled psycho-sexual intimacies between and among various characters, most of whom are queer… Like the northern lights that beckon people from all over the world to Iceland, there is something beautifully mesmerizing about the storm of charged particles of Reykjavík that takes place onstage. It’s well worth the trip."

TheaterJones, North Texas

"A stunningly original world of mystery, sensuality, passion and menace… Reykjavík is a magical trip… Steve Yockey’s play is a phantasmagorical parable about the darkness that can underlie sexual and romantic relationships. Yet ultimately, just like James’ quest, it takes us on a splendiferous journey to see the light."

DC Metro Theater Arts

Premiere Production: Reykjavík was first presented as part of the NNPN Rolling World Premiere in 2018 and 2019. The play premiered at Actor’s Express Theatre in Atlanta, GA on October 27, 2018; at Rorschach Theatre in Washington, DC on February 8, 2019; and at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, TX on June 6, 2019.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting

  • JAMES – A young man, pretty and carefree, but his laissez-faire attitude comes from having lost a lot in life
    also HANK, a zealous, possibly immortal sex worker
    also EBON, an optimistic and very romantic raven

  • DEBBIE – A woman, probably psychic, Debbie is not her real name but she’s pretty chill about the whole “identity” thing
    also LYDIA, a pretty chill hotel employee
    also AMBIANCE SISTER, a magic presence, half of a whole
    also INGRID, an upbeat, pretty chill international stalker
    also ONE OF THE HULDUFÓLK (f), a “hidden person”

  • GRIGOR – A man, murderous, patient, quiet except when passionately invested in “torch song” karaoke, possibly an invention
    also LEÓ, a very professional hotel employee
    also AARON, unable to express himself

  • MARTIN – A man, solicitous and very focused, he baits the hook, in love with his “good friend” Grigor, possibly an invention
    also ROSS, a man, a quality planner and decision maker
    also ROBERT, a lonely customer too willing to believe
    also MAN IN THE DOWN COAT, a mouthy drunk

  • PETER – A man, a stoner, open-minded and that’s a good thing, the kind of guy who just lets things happen
    also MIKE, a man, Ross’ boyfriend, a cocky tourist
    also DAVEY, deeply frustrated with his relationship
    also ONE OF THE HULDUFÓLK (m), a hidden person

  • NAOMI – A woman, James’ sister, with a bright pink stripe in her thick braid, and a lot of regret, still uneasy after dying young
    also LIL, a hotel employee, not into her current gig
    also AMBIANCE SISTER, a magic presence, half of a whole
    also VALERIE, gun-shy about love, always on the move

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    Beneath the otherworldly glow of the Northern Lights, tourists and locals mingle in the shadows of Iceland’s capital city. Told through eight interconnected vignettes, Reykjavík eavesdrops on lovers, siblings, hotel employees, sex workers – and even some birds with really strong opinions about honesty. 

    In this tour-de-force collision of sex and danger, playwright Yockey propels us on a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think.

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