Alan Vogelman is a reclusive, fifty-ish director who had a smash hit ten years ago with the site-specific play Les Habitants, but he hasn’t done much of anything since. Brock Carrington, is an out of work actor struggling to make it in New York. Penny Fisher, in her late twenties, works in L.A., doing commercials and bit parts. Both Brock and Penny had important roles in Alan’s earlier play. When the three come together to work on a new, mysterious project, old tensions emerge. Alan claims that the rehearsals are ongoing and they are just two weeks from opening. Brock and Penny are doubtful and exasperated by Alan’s complacency. They’ve yet to read a script. The audience themselves may or may not be part of the play. When the conflict comes to a head we are left to wonder what is real and what is fiction and whether or not life is a dress rehearsal after all.
Keywords: immersive, meta, authenticity, existentialism
Produced by Domino Theatre, Kingston Ontario - One-Act Play Festival 2024 (winner of People’s Preference Award, Ken Weston Prize for Best Original Script, Best Production),
And Studio Theatre Perth, Perth Ontario - Eastern Ontario Drama League One Act Play Festival 2024 (Nominated: Adjudicator's Award)
Genre: Drama, Dark Comedy, Immersive
Acts: 1
Run time: 45 minutes
Cast size: 3 actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 1