In Wolfs Clothing

by Ashley Lauren Rogers

<20 MINUTE - A haunted attraction will welcome all sorts of monsters: ghosts, werewolves, and vampires alike. While these are all people in masks and elaborate costumes how does one tell if someone is truly monstrous even when they remove their costume? Susan and her sibling Dawn must answer the same question as Susan fires Dawn's best friend Aaron two days before Halloween.

CW: Discussions of unspecified assault.

<20 MINUTE - A haunted attraction will welcome all sorts of monsters: ghosts, werewolves, and vampires alike. While these are all people in masks and elaborate costumes how does one tell if someone is truly monstrous even when they remove their costume? Susan and her sibling Dawn must answer the same question as Susan fires Dawn's best friend Aaron two days before Halloween.

CW: Discussions of unspecified assault.

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In Wolfs Clothing

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  • Stephen Fruchtman: In Wolfs Clothing by Ashley Lauren Rogers
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    A tense piece on toxic cishet masculinity and the difficulty and necessity of confronting it. The characters are believable and their dynamics feel heartbreakingly real. Someone coming to terms with her dear friend's abusiveness, and calling it out, is a painful but beautiful thing to behold in a world where that is not necessarily the norm, and the setting of a horror attraction only throws the dynamics and toxicity into even sharper relief and makes the whole thing more haunting.

    A tense piece on toxic cishet masculinity and the difficulty and necessity of confronting it. The characters are believable and their dynamics feel heartbreakingly real. Someone coming to terms with her dear friend's abusiveness, and calling it out, is a painful but beautiful thing to behold in a world where that is not necessarily the norm, and the setting of a horror attraction only throws the dynamics and toxicity into even sharper relief and makes the whole thing more haunting.

    ”

Character Information

  • SUSAN
    Manager at a Haunted House/Haunted Attraction space converted from a ski lodge. She used to be a Haunter (a catch-all term for a person working at a haunted attraction who puts on the costume and attempts to scare attendees) but is not in charge. Part of her misses being out there scaring but this role is important and allows her to grow the Haunt.
    Late Twenties-Early Thirties
    Any
    (assigned female at birth - plot relevant) Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • DAWN
    A makeup artist at the haunt in October and Cosmetologist the rest of the year (and also in October). Doesn’t get paid enough to put up with shit. Susan’s younger sibling. (Pronouns can change to reflect actor but actor must be trans or nonbinary)
    Early-Mid Twenties
    Any
    Transwoman or Nonbinary Person
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • AARON
    A haunter. Aaron is the type of person one might describe as a tough nut to crack, but ultimately if he lets you in he will defend you wholeheartedly and aggressively. Which is a positive trait. However Aaron may not be what he seems.
    Early-Mid Twenties
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • WALKIE TALKIE
    Off Stage voice in the walkie talkie. Can use multiple voices for various things in the beginning and end but the main speaker we hear from goes by the name Sidney, can be voiced by an actor of any gender somewhere between their 20s and 40s.
    Twenties-Forties
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s

Development History

  • Commission, No Exit Theatre Collective, 2020