RESCUING THE RAINBOW
by Grizzly K. Sunshine
Rescuing the Rainbow by Grizzly K. Sunshine premiered Off-Broadway in August of 2016 at the 777 Theatre in NYC. This enchanting, surreal play follows Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, as he endeavors to rescue his beloved Iris, the goddess of rainbows, who is trapped on Earth. Enlisting the help of his fellow Olympians, Morpheus leads them through a series of extraordinary challenges, including encounters with wild mountain yaks, self-inflicted avalanches, and California wildfires in the Hollywood Hills…not to mention, emo rock music! Designed for the LGBTQIA+ community, this play imparts the valuable lesson that life is about embracing every color and emotion, encouraging everyone to use all the crayons in their crayon box.
- Cast Size: 3M 5W 7ANY
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Grizzly K. Sunshine is a Tommy Tune Nominated Director, Playwright, and Educator from Houston, TX. He has his B.A. in Theatre Education from BSU and an M.A. in Creative Writing from SNHU. He also teaches Composition & Rhetoric at Lone Star College. After publishing Teenage Mutant Ninja Orphans in 2020 and Rosie in 2022, Grizzly is thrilled to be working with Next Stage Press again! His writing has been seen Off-Broadway (777 Theatre), at the New Orleans International Fringe Festival, Houston’s UIL One Act Play competition scene, The Smithsonian Institute, and in over twenty-five other publications around the globe, including an article with Writer’s Digest in 2020.
*“Rescuing the Rainbow”* by Grizzly K. Sunshine is an electrifying, wildly imaginative one-act play that feels like a technicolor fever dream—equal parts ancient myth and modern mischief. With a cast of reinvented Olympian gods, rebellious teens, baby yaks, and emotional fire-breathing dragons, the story leaps across galaxies and genres, daring you to keep up. It’s as if *Clueless*, *Percy Jackson*, and a Pride parade all got trapped inside a bottle of dream dust and someone shook it up. Beneath the camp and comedy, there’s heart—real questions about dreams, identity, love, and what it means to embrace every shade of the rainbow, even the dark ones. Sunshine’s script pulses with theatrical wit, emo anthems, and a genuine belief in transformation. This isn’t just a play—it’s a love letter to weird kids, bold dreamers, and anyone who’s ever felt like they were too much. Spoiler: you’re not.
Rescuing the Rainbow is a bold and hilarious one-act play that blends Greek mythology with modern-day chaos. When Morpheus, the god of dreams, defies Zeus to rescue his love, Iris—the exiled goddess of rainbows turned emo teen—the gods must band together on Earth to stop a wildfire, a musical meltdown, and a world on the edge of hedonism. With themes of love, identity, color, and purpose, this fast-paced fantasy-comedy celebrates the beauty of dreaming in full spectrum—even when the hues get dark.
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