The City in the City in the City

Tess’s mother dies just before they are supposed to leave for the ancient city-state of Mastavia to retrieve a package left for them by Tess’s estranged father. Unwilling to give up the mission, Tess posts an ad online for a traveling companion with her mother’s exact name, and meets a new Laura, a mysterious woman eager to escape her life. This unlikely duo sets off on a journey to this strange city of doubles...

Tess’s mother dies just before they are supposed to leave for the ancient city-state of Mastavia to retrieve a package left for them by Tess’s estranged father. Unwilling to give up the mission, Tess posts an ad online for a traveling companion with her mother’s exact name, and meets a new Laura, a mysterious woman eager to escape her life. This unlikely duo sets off on a journey to this strange city of doubles, mystifying bureaucracy, ancient graves, and a hidden world neither of them expected to encounter.

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The City in the City in the City

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  • Aly Kantor: The City in the City in the City

    Two bodies, no set, one prop, poetically spare dialogue - and yet somehow the playwright evokes an entire brilliant world (within a world within a world). This script is packed with mystery and humanity, and the form itself says a lot about the content: we are individuals but - for better or for worse - we are not alone. The two performers shift between characters quickly enough to give you whiplash, but as the play goes on, you begin to understand how the storytelling works and fall in love with the rules of this world. This play is wholly original!

    Two bodies, no set, one prop, poetically spare dialogue - and yet somehow the playwright evokes an entire brilliant world (within a world within a world). This script is packed with mystery and humanity, and the form itself says a lot about the content: we are individuals but - for better or for worse - we are not alone. The two performers shift between characters quickly enough to give you whiplash, but as the play goes on, you begin to understand how the storytelling works and fall in love with the rules of this world. This play is wholly original!

  • Cheryl Bear: The City in the City in the City

    A touching and beautiful adventure as these women embark on the journey of a lifetime. Gripping and moving!

    A touching and beautiful adventure as these women embark on the journey of a lifetime. Gripping and moving!

  • Sara Jean Accuardi: The City in the City in the City

    Imaginative, smart, funny, and touching, Capodicasa's gripping two-hander takes you on a wild journey that ultimately speaks to the small mysterious things that connect us all.

    Imaginative, smart, funny, and touching, Capodicasa's gripping two-hander takes you on a wild journey that ultimately speaks to the small mysterious things that connect us all.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Great Plains Theatre Conference, Year 2017

Awards

  • PlayPenn Conference
    Finalist
    2017