The Orchid Flotilla
a story of flourishing in barren places

April 2009 – International Association for the Environment, Space, and Place Conference

Late 2009 – The Dreyer Theater, Towson University, Baltimore, MD

May 2010 – International Association for Environmental Philosophy: Geo-Aesthetics in the Anthropocene

March 22 – April 6, 2012 – Salvage Vanguard Theater

September 4 – 20, 2014 – Salvage Vanguard Theater

Written & Directed by Caroline Reck

Featuring Caroline Reck and Gricelda Silva

Original Composition by Adam Sultan 

Sound Design by K. Eliot Haynes Lighting Design by Megan Reilly Scenic Design by Caroline Reck and Connor Hopkins

Shadow Puppetry by Erin Meyer

Vocal Performance by Chris Gibson

The Orchid Flotilla is a tiny floating island of refuse, upon which a solitary woman scrounges for survival in a not-so-distant future. The orchids she tends become a metaphor for her own capacity for resilience and adaptation. Lurking below the water and eventually joining her on the craft are other characters in both human and object form.

A visual theatre performance about the human capacity to overcome ecological disaster. Sophisticated contexts. Not for young children.

Nominated for B. Iden Payne Awards for Outstanding Original Script, Production of a Drama, Lead Actress, Sound Design, Original Score, Scenic Design, Puppetry

Nominated for Critic’s Table Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Event and Lead Actress