A Skin of Veils

War-time. Miriam, an innocent and glorified young girl betrothed to an old rebel, and in love with a young neighboring man faces challenges as a pack of soldiers enacts havoc on the town, consuming women as they cross their paths. While learning the necessities of evil and the chaos of sexuality, Miriam comes to a crossroads of conception and identity. A ravishing by one hand and a kindness by another, who...
War-time. Miriam, an innocent and glorified young girl betrothed to an old rebel, and in love with a young neighboring man faces challenges as a pack of soldiers enacts havoc on the town, consuming women as they cross their paths. While learning the necessities of evil and the chaos of sexuality, Miriam comes to a crossroads of conception and identity. A ravishing by one hand and a kindness by another, who's to tell which has festered within her.
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A Skin of Veils

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  • Lizz Mangan:
    12 Apr. 2021
    Keeping the poetry prevalent in all of Emma's work, this play takes on a subject and world which doesn't always receive the attention deserved. Showcasing how war weaponizes women's bodies, Emma shows violence and love in the form of a woman who is finding herself within the context of a world torn.
  • Shaun Leisher:
    8 May. 2020
    The time and place of this play is purposely ambiguous because it’s a story that can happen anywhere at any time. It’s a play about men and women that goes back even before biblical times. It’s about cycles of horror and what it will take to break them. These characters are beautifully written and ones that we need to see on stage today. This play doesn’t shy away from the torture women go through so you shouldn’t look away either. Face the horrors and work to end them.

Character Information

  • Miriam
    young,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    young, the “ideal woman”, underneath passion-heart, guts & blood that hits the surface, a beautiful voice
  • Neighbor
    young,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    young, a man, a poet most likely, strong and dirty and lovely hands
  • Joe
    old,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    old, a gentleman, a scholar, a rebel
  • Mother
    older, but a bit younger than Joe,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    she’s rigid and silk
    *Mother & Father are played by the same actor. Slight differentiation between their appearance. The actor must identify as a woman.
  • Father
    older, but a bit younger than Joe,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    frightened but tries to hide it, jaw always clenched
    *mother and father are played by the same actor. slight differentiations between their appearance. the actor most identify as a woman.
  • Panther
    any,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    the head soldier, biggest baddest of the bunch, a bull full of hate and hurt
  • Wounded Soldier
    Young,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    a man caught in a cycle, we try not to feel pity for him
  • Liz
    older, but not as old as Mother,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    a city of a woman, full of life, antiquity, talks fast.
    *Liz & Woman are played by the same actor
  • Woman
    Same age as Liz,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    *Liz and Woman are played by the same actor.
  • Ensemble/Soldiers
    Any,
    Any
    ,
    Male, if played by actors
    *The Soldiers as an ensemble can be puppets, objects, weapons, shadows, voices in the dark. I don’t see the need for actual human performers other than Panther & The Wounded Soldier. Fill the space with more horrifying echoes of them. But, they could be actors.