Circles & Walls

by Straton Rushing

Alex L’Estrange is serving a sentence in Huntsville penitentiary. After an incident with other inmates, he is sentenced to solitary confinement, where he begins to hear a voice in his head that identifies itself only as “the Narrator”. As the days pass by, the Narrator’s intentions slowly come to light. On the outside, his younger sister Kyra is trying to navigate life as a young college student with her only...

Alex L’Estrange is serving a sentence in Huntsville penitentiary. After an incident with other inmates, he is sentenced to solitary confinement, where he begins to hear a voice in his head that identifies itself only as “the Narrator”. As the days pass by, the Narrator’s intentions slowly come to light. On the outside, his younger sister Kyra is trying to navigate life as a young college student with her only family member newly behind bars. And when a new person comes into her life and challenges her to come out of her shell, she isn’t sure how to proceed. Both siblings must face past ghosts, and try to find a new normal for themselves during Alex’s incarceration

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  • Ally Varitek: Circles & Walls

    A thoughtful exploration of incarceration through cyclical structure, parallels to Dante’s Inferno, & the walls that trap people in different circles. The characters are well rounded, & I’m especially fascinated by the Narrator and how strong that character is thematically, as it indicates systems of oppression that want to resolve themselves of individual blame. I got to witness this play through the Digital Development Project’s Digital Play Lab and would love to see more. #PlayshareEvolution

    A thoughtful exploration of incarceration through cyclical structure, parallels to Dante’s Inferno, & the walls that trap people in different circles. The characters are well rounded, & I’m especially fascinated by the Narrator and how strong that character is thematically, as it indicates systems of oppression that want to resolve themselves of individual blame. I got to witness this play through the Digital Development Project’s Digital Play Lab and would love to see more. #PlayshareEvolution