the Up Above
the Up Above is a new theatrical work written for high school students. When a group of high schoolers Genevive, Clay, Dolores and Ilona find themselves trapped in their school’s basement (a space coined “the down below“), it’s up to them to figure out how and why they got there, whether it’s safe to leave, but most importantly, how to live with the new normal. Acting as an incubator of youth and juvenility, “the down below” means different things to each of the teens. As time ticks away anda. fifth (slightly younger) member is introduced to the already tense social dynamic, the anxieties of modern teenage life take control of the underground bunker. A below-the-surface look into queerness and identity in a transient, unfamilair space, the Up Above centers in on teens as they navigate their new circumstances and complicated feelings for one another, the mysterious world above, and the urge to sacrifice the collective in order to save the individual.
Written by Sònia Victoria Werner
Directed by Alex Oleksy
Produced by Averil Carr
Stage Managed by Isabel Mariella
Sound Design by Heather Lynn-Wong
Lighting Design by Drew Brown
Starring: Mary Kate Abner, Marvenlyn Ramirez, Shiv Pai, Melina Rabin and Lilly Weak
Written by Sònia Victoria Werner
Directed by Alex Oleksy
Produced by Averil Carr
Stage Managed by Isabel Mariella
Sound Design by Heather Lynn-Wong
Lighting Design by Drew Brown
Starring: Mary Kate Abner, Marvenlyn Ramirez, Shiv Pai, Melina Rabin and Lilly Weak
