Turtledove
Ramon Abarca
Fictional Character
Broadway Revival
by Laura Frankos

POD: April 10, 1934
Type of Appearance: Direct in flashback and posthumous references
Nationality: United States
Religion: Catholicism (lapsed)
Date of Birth: c. 2046
Date of Death: 2078
Cause of Death: Illness related to addiction
Occupation: Stage actor, dancer
Parents: Maria Abarca (mother); unnamed father
Spouse: David Greenbaum


Ramon Abarca (c. 2046-2078) was a stage actor and dancer in New York City. His untimely death prompted his husband, David Greenbaum, to create a Splinterverse in which he prevented the early deaths of a number of key figures of Broadway theatre.

Abarca met Greenbaum during the centennial production of Follies. Greenbaum played Young Ben, and Abarca was one of the dancers.[1] A few weeks into their relationship, Greenbaum took Abarca to meet Greenbaum's brother Nate and his family. Abarca was entranced by the idea that Nate was a Ripper, and made several jokes about going back in time to watch early Broadway shows.[2] This was the initial seed for David Greenbaum's "Broadway Revival" plan.

Abarca became addicted to a narcotic called Tantalus 3 in about 2076.[3] Abarca, and by extension Greenbaum and Abarca's family, went through the cycle of addiction until Abarca finally died in July, 2078. Immediately after Abarca's funeral, Greenbaum put his plan into action.[4]

References[]

  1. Broadway Revival, pg. 4, loc. 26.
  2. Ibid, pgs. 6-9, loc. 60-101.
  3. Ibid. pg. 4, loc. 26.
  4. Ibid., pg. 9, loc. 101.