Water by the Spoonful

Water by the Spoonful
Written byQuiara Alegría Hudes
CharactersElliot Ortiz
Yazmin Ortiz
Odessa Ortiz
Fountainhead
Chutes & Ladders
Orangutan
A Ghost
Date premieredOctober 20, 2011
Place premieredHartford Stage
Hartford, Connecticut
Original languageEnglish
SeriesElliot Trilogy

Water by the Spoonful (2011) is an American play by Quiara Alegría Hudes and the second part of the Elliot Trilogy. This play is set seven years after the first section of the trilogy, Elliot A Soldier's Fugue.[1] Featuring veteran Elliott Ortiz, the play is set in both the virtual and physical worlds of Philadelphia, United States; Japan, and Puerto Rico.

The play won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[2]

  1. ^ Lunden, Jeff (January 8, 2013). "A Vet's Haunted Homecoming In 'Water By The Spoonful'". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Drama". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved May 28, 2012.