Domesticate

by Vidalia Unwin

CeCe loves to make friends. She makes so very many friends. But almost none of them are real.
It's easier to create a friend than to find a real one. But sometimes those friends are terrible. Sometimes they're down right monsters.
And those monsters just might show the world the real monster that lives inside of her.

CeCe loves to make friends. She makes so very many friends. But almost none of them are real.
It's easier to create a friend than to find a real one. But sometimes those friends are terrible. Sometimes they're down right monsters.
And those monsters just might show the world the real monster that lives inside of her.

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Domesticate

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  • Maggie Smith: Domesticate

    Vidalia Unwin's exploration of monstrousness, both literal and figurative, is haunting. Each character is carefully written with this theme in mind, tackling the subject in unpredictable ways. Mixed with hilarious moments of dark comedy, "Domesticate" is a play that will sit with you for quite some time, leaving its audience to reflect on their own "monstrousness," and wonder what form Mr. Crawl would take in their own subconscious.

    Vidalia Unwin's exploration of monstrousness, both literal and figurative, is haunting. Each character is carefully written with this theme in mind, tackling the subject in unpredictable ways. Mixed with hilarious moments of dark comedy, "Domesticate" is a play that will sit with you for quite some time, leaving its audience to reflect on their own "monstrousness," and wonder what form Mr. Crawl would take in their own subconscious.

  • Ricardo Soltero-Brown: Domesticate

    The dialogue is compact and heart-stopping. The beauty of the piece renders itself quickly before your eyes. A rumination on the power of creativity and storytelling, this tale about trauma reckons with circumstances in which we have no one to listen to us. Arguably a dissertation on Drama (pitting Aristotle, Chekhov, with non-Western/non-Eurocentric possibilities of conflict against each other), this play finds itself honing in on character and psychology, even pathologies. CeCe's revolves around what it is to be "good enough" as her mental health declines, and we see the power of imagination...

    The dialogue is compact and heart-stopping. The beauty of the piece renders itself quickly before your eyes. A rumination on the power of creativity and storytelling, this tale about trauma reckons with circumstances in which we have no one to listen to us. Arguably a dissertation on Drama (pitting Aristotle, Chekhov, with non-Western/non-Eurocentric possibilities of conflict against each other), this play finds itself honing in on character and psychology, even pathologies. CeCe's revolves around what it is to be "good enough" as her mental health declines, and we see the power of imagination manifest itself into a trepidatious world.

  • Atim Udoffia: Domesticate

    I first read this play a couple months ago, and I haven't stopped thinking about it. It has dark, humorous, absurdist elements, all of which serve to heighten what is deeply affecting and truthful about this piece. It's a tale about the “monsters” that show up in our heads, in our arts, and sometimes, in our apartments. I think there’s a real audience for this piece. I’d love to see a production of it, or better yet, to direct it in my city!

    I first read this play a couple months ago, and I haven't stopped thinking about it. It has dark, humorous, absurdist elements, all of which serve to heighten what is deeply affecting and truthful about this piece. It's a tale about the “monsters” that show up in our heads, in our arts, and sometimes, in our apartments. I think there’s a real audience for this piece. I’d love to see a production of it, or better yet, to direct it in my city!

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Derby City Playwrights, Year 2020