Vicinity/Memoryall

Drama. Music. Two characters, Del and Lee, search for a memorial to an act of violence that had an explosive cultural impact on their rapidly shifting city, a quest that finds them negotiating challenging physical and interpersonal landscapes. They share the stage with Clare, a vulnerable docent-like soul whose personal tales skirt the edges of Del and Lee's search. At its core VICINITY/MEMORYALL investigates the power and purpose of memorials for individuals and the culture at large. Produced to be used, Entre Ríos Books mimicked the Dramatists Guild format: it's stapled, bound in durable stock, and cheap enough to get all the copies your theater might need, but with a touch more design flair and a nod to armchair reading. This book includes a digital download featuring an original song by Christine Deavel, music by R. Gary Deavel, and a film by Sarah Lintakoon.

Christine Deavel has published poems and essays, including the poetry collection Woodnote (Bear Star Press), which received the Washington State Book Award. She is a patient-and-family liaison at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center.



J.W. Marshall's Meaning a Cloud received the Field Poetry Prize and was published by Oberlin College Press. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications. From 1995 to 2016, Deavel and Marshall owned and operated Open Books, the poetry-only bookstore in Seattle.