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Infrared

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  9any gender (adult)

Winner! L. Arnold Weissberger Award

This puppet play follows the journey of a character referred to as Our Narrator, an ungainly self in search of itself. He loses his shadow and must travel to the mirror world of Infrared to retrieve it.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    9any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! L. Arnold Weissberger Award

Details

Summary
This puppet play follows the journey of a character referred to as Our Narrator, an ungainly self in search of itself. He loses his shadow and must travel to the mirror world of Infrared to retrieve it. There, he meets Cathy X and her shadow, which he suspects might be his own. With Cathy's help, Our Narrator finds enlightenment and returns to his own world, a sadder and wiser person.
NARRATOR - an ungainly self in search of itself
CATHY X - a young woman with a shocking dual identity
CATHY X's SHADOW -a spooky temporal disturbance with a mind of its own
WOW -her dog and trusted confidante
Various PASSERBYS, CRIMINALS, DISCIPLES of CATHY X and assorted HOLES and SHADOWS, including that of the Flatiron Building
  • Additional Features Puppetry

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Mac Wellman

Mac Wellman's recent work includes Muazzez at The Chocolate Factory as part of the 2014 PS 122 COIL Festival; 3 2's; or AFAR at Dixon Place in October 2011. His books of poetry include Miniature (2002), Strange Elegies (2006), Split the Stick (2012) from Roof Books, and Left ...
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