Scars of Metamorphosis by Anjali Ramakrishnan

Scars of Metamorphosis puts the audience inside the brain of a young artist known as the Protagonist whose efforts to overcome trauma are met with obstacles as she tries navigate the discrepancy between the stories in her head versus how they unfold in the real world. The piece is a metafictional journey that navigates storytelling tropes, theatrical conventions, and what it means to recover.

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Scars of Metamorphosis puts the audience inside the brain of a young artist known as the Protagonist whose efforts to overcome trauma are met with obstacles as she tries navigate the discrepancy between the stories in her head versus how they unfold in the real world. The piece is a metafictional journey that navigates storytelling tropes, theatrical conventions, and what it means to recover.

CW: eating disorders and heart problems
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Character Information

  • PROTAGONIST
    23,
    Woman of color
    ,
    Female
    23. Aspiring writer. Quite literally, the main character, the person whose world we’re stepping into. Woman of color.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any actor of color
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • NARRATOR
    Human. The voice of hatred/self-loathing/doubt/alter ego in the PROTAGONIST’S head who insists on telling the story.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • BAD BOY
    21
    21. Male. Redeemable jock archetype from the PROTAGONIST’s past (in her view, at least).
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • SIDEKICK
    18
    18. Male. Meaner version of the BAD BOY, an instigator of sorts. Double casted with MALE LEAD.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • MALE LEAD
    20's
    20’s. Male. Actor. Polite. Double casted with SIDEKICK.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • MARGOT
    20's,
    White
    ,
    Female
    18. White female. The girl the PROTAGONIST wishes she was in high school. Double casted with FEMALE LEAD.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • FEMALE LEAD
    20's,
    White
    20’s. Female. Actress. Perceptive and lover of happy endings in any form. Double casted with MARGOT.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female, Non-binary
  • JUDGE
    middle-aged, older aged
    adult male. Playwriting judge. Kind but wishes he was getting TV money. Double casted with INSTRUCTOR.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary
  • INSTRUCTOR
    middle-aged, older age
    Adult male. Occasionally teaches writing when he’s not just sitting on his desk - but blame the Protagonist for making him like that. Double casted with JUDGE.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male, Non-binary

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Columbia University NOMADS (New and Original Material Authored and Directed by Students)
    ,
    2021