Mimesophobia or Before and After

by Carlos Murillo

They seemed like the perfect couple. Affluent. Attractive. Well-educated. Why did the husband brutally murder his wife and then take his own life? A desperate screenwriting duo struggles with severe writer's block to unearth the answer. The murder victim's sister reconstructs from the ashes a diary that may or may not contain the secrets. And a deranged academic, haunted by her own possible involvement...

They seemed like the perfect couple. Affluent. Attractive. Well-educated. Why did the husband brutally murder his wife and then take his own life? A desperate screenwriting duo struggles with severe writer's block to unearth the answer. The murder victim's sister reconstructs from the ashes a diary that may or may not contain the secrets. And a deranged academic, haunted by her own possible involvement, meditates on the American obsession with violence. In the face of inexplicable violence, whose myth will most closely resemble the truth of what happened?

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Mimesophobia or Before and After

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  • Alix Hudson: Mimesophobia or Before and After

    INCREDIBLE PLAY!
    Snappy, tragic, enthralling dialogue.
    Great characters.
    Rare and fabulous moments of hilarity.
    General excellent mind-fuckery.
    A technical designer's wet dream.

    INCREDIBLE PLAY!
    Snappy, tragic, enthralling dialogue.
    Great characters.
    Rare and fabulous moments of hilarity.
    General excellent mind-fuckery.
    A technical designer's wet dream.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival, Year 2008
  • Type Workshop, Organization Portland Center Stage JAW West Festival, Year 2004
  • Type Commission, Organization South Coast Rep, Year 2003
  • Type Workshop, Organization South Coast Rep Hispanic Playwrights Project, Year 2003
  • Type Reading, Organization Chautauqua Institution Conservatory, Year 2002

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre Seven, Chicago, Year 2010
  • Type Fringe, Organization Sand and Glass Productions, Portland, OR, Year 2008
  • Type Professional, Organization New York City Summer Play Festival, Year 2005