Water by the Spoonful, Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer Prize winner, is a family drama that redefines what family means for those struggling not to fall through the cracks of an increasingly fractured society. It's a sensitively wrought piece, with an ambitious range of concerns and some interesting observations about the families we're born into and the ones we create in a modern age, in therapeutic situations, and even online. Water by the Spoonful follows Iraq war veteran Elliot Ortiz as he struggles with PTSD and finds connection through an online chat room for recovering addicts, run by his birth mother, Odessa (HaikuMom). The play explores themes of addiction, family (both biological and found), identity, and the impact of war, weaving together the real-world struggles in Philadelphia with the virtual world of the chat room. The title refers to a childhood memory of being given water by the spoonful, symbolizing small acts of care that lead to healing.

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