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[epistolary]

Short Play, Drama  /  5w

The women in this short within a short within a short play are linked across time by a series of letter and notes exposing their deepest desires.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2012 LA Weekly Playwriting Award

Details

Summary
The women in this short within a short within a short play are linked across time by a series of letter and notes exposing their deepest desires.

From very still & hard to see, a collection of short plays by the acclaimed playwright Steve Yockey – a magical, funny, and occasionally surreal creation that will take you on an exhilarating, visceral journey.

This second collection of short plays from Steve Yockey mixes comedic absurdity with raw heartbreak to unearth worlds populated by desperate people, mythical characters, faceless corporate masters, and at least one Slasher flick heroine. The second half of the collection is comprised of the work very still & hard to see. This short play cycle recounts the history of a cursed hotel and the unfortunate guests who stay there. From riding in an erratic elevator and dealing with possessive ghosts to managing an ever-expanding hole in the floor armed only with gleaning supplies, these encounters with the unkown chillingly collapse the distance between the real and the surreal and remind us that, sometimes, bad things do happen for a reason.
History
[epistolary] was commissioned by the Dept of Theatre, Performance Studies, and Dance at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia. It premiered as part of "What's Your Secret?" Inspired by PostSecret on October 5, 2010. It was directed by Margaret Baldwin.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
KATE – a lovelorn young woman
LINDSAY – a nosey young woman
SAMMY – a woman trying to explain
SARAH(a) – a spurned lover, an object of affection
SARAH(b) – a spurned lover, an object of affection
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Gun Shots
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity
    • Smoking

Media

"Steven Yockey's series of haunted tales is strung together with expert eeriness." - LA Weekly, Read More

"Yockey's new play is an eerie excusion into the surreal and supernatural" - Backstage, Read More

"...The theatrical equivalent of Disneyland’s Space Mountain, i.e. equal parts excitement, terror, and glee, Very Still And Hard To See provides thrills galore." -Stage Scene LA, Read More

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection

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Authors

Steve Yockey

Steve Yockey is a Los Angeles based writer with work produced throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. His plays Pluto, Bellwether, Afterlife, Octopus, Large Animal Games, CARTOON, Subculture, Very Still & Hard to See, The Fisherman’s Wife, Wolves, Disassembly, and Niagara Falls ...
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