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Meet Elizabeth, a 29-year-old writer suffering from an impending birthday, heartache from countless failed relationships, regret, a devoted but nagging mother, and writer's block. Searching for her muse, Elizabeth finds and channels the immortal gothic writer, Mary Shelley, only to unleash her own monster. Shelley's creation of Frankenstein mirrors the monster within the written page and everyday life of Elizabeth. Join Elizabeth in the "lab" of Los Angeles, where she discovers that the monster she created has faithfully followed her. As she watches the events of Mary Shelley's life unfold, Elizabeth is left to unravel the mystery behind her own monster's conception. ROT features somgs by Ugly Casanova, Paul Simon, Joy Division, Tom Petty, Jani Ian, Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash and Warren Zevon. Written and Performed by Juli Hendren. Directed by Byron Laurie + Elsa Menendez. Sound Design by Paul Ingles.
This piece is an uninterrupted 59 minutes. If a station is interested in airing it but can only use a 54 minute, newscast-friendly version, contact the producer at paul@paulingles.com.
"My childhood monster lived under my bed. He wasn't really a monster. He was a creepy old man with long fingernails and really gross teeth... What am I afraid of now? What am I so afraid of that I would go home and write a freakin' book?" - Elizabeth Wilson in ROT
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Meet Elizabeth, a 29-year-old writer suffering from an impending birthday, heartache from countless failed relationships, regret, a devoted but nagging mother, and writer's block. Searching for her muse, Elizabeth finds and channels the immortal gothic writer, Mary Shelley, only to unleash her own monster. Shelley's creation of Frankenstein mirrors the monster within the written page and everyday life of Elizabeth. Join Elizabeth in the "lab" of Los Angeles, where she discovers that the monster she created has faithfully followed her. As she watches the events of Mary Shelley's life unfold, Elizabeth is left to unravel the mystery behind her own monster's conception. ROT features somgs by Ugly Casanova, Paul Simon, Joy Division, Tom Petty, Jani Ian, Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash and Warren Zevon. Written and Performed by Juli Hendren. Directed by Byron Laurie + Elsa Menendez. Sound Design by Paul Ingles.
This piece is an uninterrupted 59 minutes. If a station is interested in airing it but can only use a 54 minute, newscast-friendly version, contact the producer at paul@paulingles.com.
"My childhood monster lived under my bed. He wasn't really a monster. He was a creepy old man with long fingernails and really gross teeth... What am I afraid of now? What am I so afraid of that I would go home and write a freakin' book?" - Elizabeth Wilson in ROT
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