The Eleventh Star

by Brynn Hambley

The Eleventh Star follows two generations of women in a non-linear fashion as they deal with their depression and mental illness, while hopefully finding more healthy ways to cope. A no-holds-barred exploration of the various ways that depression can creep into a person's life, this piece dives deep into genetics, environments, relationships, and unhealthy coping mechanisms that often cause or perpetuate...

The Eleventh Star follows two generations of women in a non-linear fashion as they deal with their depression and mental illness, while hopefully finding more healthy ways to cope. A no-holds-barred exploration of the various ways that depression can creep into a person's life, this piece dives deep into genetics, environments, relationships, and unhealthy coping mechanisms that often cause or perpetuate depression in modern day life. In the end,The Eleventh Star strives to show that with hope and love recovery is possible. Inspired by Mieko Shiomi's "Star Piece".

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  • Eliza Kuperschmid: The Eleventh Star by Brynn Hambley
    “

    How I long to sit in a theater stargazing while human constellations flicker in front of me. This is the cosmic landscape that Brynn paints in this work, which asks: who might I be without my “issues”? Without my body? Without my soul? With an intentional and caring hand, through ritual and soul-bearing testimony, Brynn has created characters that are in a way elevated from their bodies and planes of existence and instead rendered cosmic energies wishing to break free. It’s an opportunity to wonder, to be heard. It’s pure stardust.

    How I long to sit in a theater stargazing while human constellations flicker in front of me. This is the cosmic landscape that Brynn paints in this work, which asks: who might I be without my “issues”? Without my body? Without my soul? With an intentional and caring hand, through ritual and soul-bearing testimony, Brynn has created characters that are in a way elevated from their bodies and planes of existence and instead rendered cosmic energies wishing to break free. It’s an opportunity to wonder, to be heard. It’s pure stardust.

    ”
  • Enid Brain: The Eleventh Star by Brynn Hambley
    “

    Beautiful, lived in, visceral, and abstract. This is what theatre should be. A masterpiece.

    Beautiful, lived in, visceral, and abstract. This is what theatre should be. A masterpiece.

    ”
  • Alyssa Haddad-Chin: The Eleventh Star by Brynn Hambley
    “

    The Eleventh Star is a beautifully written play that boldly examines the female experience while straddling time and place and juggling multiple important and difficult themes. It's such a thrill to see authentic femme, queer, and disabled characters written with such authenticity and care. I hope to see it on a stage soon, preferably in the round, as is intended by Hambley.

    The Eleventh Star is a beautifully written play that boldly examines the female experience while straddling time and place and juggling multiple important and difficult themes. It's such a thrill to see authentic femme, queer, and disabled characters written with such authenticity and care. I hope to see it on a stage soon, preferably in the round, as is intended by Hambley.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Cut Edge Collective, 2021