playwright - songwriter - performer
SOMETHING FOR THE FISH
A fisherman in a small coastal town dreams of mass marine extinction, and hauls in empty traps each day. A prodigal son returns, looking for answers. Three young women are beginning to change form, and nobody is talking about it. And yes, some time in the past, on a particularly cold midnight, a woman walked into the sea. It has happened before.
SOMETHING FOR THE FISH is a play about people on the verge of enormous change, set in a small coastal town rocked by the sudden disappearance of the sea life it depends on. It is both a climate change parable and an intimate look at the transformative (and transfiguring) power of grief.
Development History:
Staged Reading, SUNY Plattsburgh - March 2023
Directed by Shawna Mefferd Kelty
World Premiere, Center for Performance Research - August 2018
Directed by Jenna Rossman
Produced by Emily Caffery
Featuring:
Brie Archer
Vanessa Bretas
Diane Chen
Megan Ermilio
Andrea Lopez
Leila Teitelman
Sarah Gwynne Walker
Scenic Design: Tekla Monson
Lighting Design: Abigail Wang
Sound Design: Carsen Joenk
Costume Design: Indigo Rancourt
Stage Manager: Sydnee Drake Peterson
Assistant Director: Britt Berke
Show Art: Andrea Negrete
Developmental Reading, Great Plains Theatre Conference - May 2018
Directed by Amy Schweid
photos by: Emily Caffery