Tinnitus, Static, and Him by Jarred Corona

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What's real? Luca Levi is writing a solo show for his undergrad theatre major. That's the question he builds it around as he spends his days hallucinating. Songs turn to droning rings. Movies are static. Hands touch him out of nowhere, and nightmares come to life. He struggles to find his voice and his reality, though to do so, he'll have to dive into his alcoholism...
Full-length.

What's real? Luca Levi is writing a solo show for his undergrad theatre major. That's the question he builds it around as he spends his days hallucinating. Songs turn to droning rings. Movies are static. Hands touch him out of nowhere, and nightmares come to life. He struggles to find his voice and his reality, though to do so, he'll have to dive into his alcoholism and battle the awful demons hiding beneath.
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  • Joe Swenson:
    27 May. 2022
    “ Wow. This is brilliant. The awkward purpose filled pacing of the show is in itself a metaphor to the life of Luca Levi. Corona weaves you through reality and delusion so deftly and does it without a safety net for the protagonist. Within it all though, the playwright within the script is portrayed in a way that champions and also makes you question your own mind when creating. I have to see this produced live. ”
  • Donald E. Baker:
    27 Jan. 2022
    “ Luca is in college, a playwrighting student with a creative imagination. He is also schizophrenic and alcoholic, all of which means that he is not always certain whether what is happening around him is delusion or illusion or reality. And the play is so well conceived that at times the audience shares those uncertainties. After causing a horrible accident, Luca vows to get the help he needs and to do the work he knows will not be easy. I hope college-age actors everywhere will accept the challenge of this masterful, unsettling work from the creative mind of Jarred Corona. ”
  • Sasha Karuc:
    23 Jan. 2022
    “ “We should both get help.” “Instead of being unhealthy? Doesn’t sound very on brand of us.”

    Even when you don’t want to cope with trauma, it has a way of manifesting and haunting you—a notion Jared Corona viscerally captures in this atmospheric and painfully raw play. Hands reach out from under the bed and behind seats, the line between reality and nightmare blurs. Devastating, yet not without hope, TINNITUS, STATIC, AND HIM is sure to sit with you long after you’ve read it. ”
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Character Information

  • Luca Levi
    20s
    A theatre undergrad working on his capstone and an alcoholic losing his grip on reality
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Ali Levi
    20s-30s
    His working older sister with whom he lives
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Thandie
    20s
    Another theatre major; Luca's best friend who has major insecurity issues
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Gray
    Late teens, 20s
    A repressed Catholic college gay who is friends with Luca and Thandie
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Chasten
    20s
    A charismatic actor in the theatre department who shares a past with Luca
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Professor Lightfoot
    A theatre professor advising Luca on his capstone
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Emily
    20s
    A Catholic theatre major
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female