My Shame is Your Demon

by Gwyneth Strope

Family, duty, or honor — you can only pick one.

Susan is the mother of a prisoner who has been found guilty of murder. After nearly six months of separation, she finally decides to visit her son. When she arrives, he asks for her help in obtaining a writ of habeus corpus. Unsure if he’s guilty of this heinous crime, Susan must decide whether or not to disclose a tainted memory of an alibi in order to help her...

Family, duty, or honor — you can only pick one.

Susan is the mother of a prisoner who has been found guilty of murder. After nearly six months of separation, she finally decides to visit her son. When she arrives, he asks for her help in obtaining a writ of habeus corpus. Unsure if he’s guilty of this heinous crime, Susan must decide whether or not to disclose a tainted memory of an alibi in order to help her son.

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My Shame is Your Demon

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  • Anne G. Morgan: My Shame is Your Demon by Gwyneth Strope
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    I am delighted to recommend this play after having had the pleasure of attending a zoom reading of this play when it was part of Hollins Playwright’s Lab 2020 Playwrights Festival. My Shame is Your Demon is a taut and well-balanced two-hander. By teasing apart the narratives that the characters have created for themselves, the play compellingly explores culpability, memory, and family.

    I am delighted to recommend this play after having had the pleasure of attending a zoom reading of this play when it was part of Hollins Playwright’s Lab 2020 Playwrights Festival. My Shame is Your Demon is a taut and well-balanced two-hander. By teasing apart the narratives that the characters have created for themselves, the play compellingly explores culpability, memory, and family.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Hollins University Playwright's Lab, 2020