transfiguration
twisting beneath the surface, a chamber of green-blue sea ice empties as the tide recedes.
who decides what’s real?
In a secluded town in the far north, a mysterious Chamber beneath the sea ice is about to be permanently flooded. Once the main source of revenue for the small adjacent town, it has been abandoned for years after a half-forgotten tragedy. Julian, a woman riding the tides of her mania and depression, has returned home to write a book with her best friend, Hector, about the loss of her twin sister, Lucy, at a young age. But Julian has ulterior motives that she's hiding from Hector and her older sister, Catherine - and it all hangs on the mysterious Chamber beneath the ice.
reading with Wordsmyth Theatre, 2019
reading, Elephant Room Productions, 2018
characters
JULIAN (she/her) is bipolar, currently manic and losing her grip on reality.
CATHERINE is her sister and uses she/her pronouns. Their relationship is… strained.
HECTOR uses he/him pronouns and is Julian’s childhood best friend and ex-fiancé. More than anyone, he’s tuned into Julian’s shifting moods.
THE GHOST is ageless, or many ages. Where did she come from? What does she want? (She/her.)
A WOMAN keeps appearing to Julian… who the hell is she??