Confabulation

by Matt Shvyrkov

A gas station attendant joins a past life regression support group to take control of her life. But as she looks inward, her group-mates transform into the people who've hurt her most, exploring new relationships among themselves and forcing her to confront her own darkness. Strangers become sisters become lovers become straight men who become gay men who become straight men again—all under one binding ultimatum...

A gas station attendant joins a past life regression support group to take control of her life. But as she looks inward, her group-mates transform into the people who've hurt her most, exploring new relationships among themselves and forcing her to confront her own darkness. Strangers become sisters become lovers become straight men who become gay men who become straight men again—all under one binding ultimatum: don't break the rules, or you're out of the group.

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  • Tanya O'Debra: Confabulation by Matt Shvyrkov
    “

    Confabulation is hilarious and an all-around delight. The past life regression concept is so wonderfully goofy, the characters are deeply engaging, and the play left me thinking about it days after reading it. I can't wait to see it staged!

    Confabulation is hilarious and an all-around delight. The past life regression concept is so wonderfully goofy, the characters are deeply engaging, and the play left me thinking about it days after reading it. I can't wait to see it staged!

    ”
CAROLINE. Fighting her inner demons.
OLIVIA, who was a puritan and a party girl.
SHANE, who was a cowboy.
GRANT, who was Queen Victoria.
AGNES. Runs the show.

All actors should be approximately the same age (mid-twenties), except for Agnes, who should be a little older than the others.

Please assemble a diverse cast that reflects the society and time in which we live.

Development History

  • Reading, The Tank, 2022

Production History