The Controller (or a play about a marriage)

by Stacey Isom Campbell

The Controller is about a marriage in crisis when Bri, who has had to quit her job due to chronic illness, turns to a golf video game for escape. There she finds a community that gets her through a difficult season. When a misogynist accuses her of cheating at the video game, however, she goes to extreme measures to clear her name. In doing so, she may lose her marriage. The play is about identity, chronic...

The Controller is about a marriage in crisis when Bri, who has had to quit her job due to chronic illness, turns to a golf video game for escape. There she finds a community that gets her through a difficult season. When a misogynist accuses her of cheating at the video game, however, she goes to extreme measures to clear her name. In doing so, she may lose her marriage. The play is about identity, chronic illness, public shame, and marriage; and asks – how do you maintain your sense of self when the core things that defined you are taken?

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The Controller (or a play about a marriage)

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  • Minh-Anh Day: The Controller (or a play about a marriage) by Stacey Isom Campbell
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    THE CONTROLLER is an amazingly fast-moving yet tender play. Bri has to navigate huge challenges in both of her worlds, from misogyny and hate mobs in video game golf to her illness and crumbling marriage in the real world, and we get to witness Bri grow in a wonderful and completely believable way. The achingly beautiful scenes between her and her husband are perfectly counterbalanced by the wildly entertaining revenge plot cooked up by her and Sakura. It's impossible to put down once you start reading it, and when you're done, you'll feel like you've known these characters for years.

    THE CONTROLLER is an amazingly fast-moving yet tender play. Bri has to navigate huge challenges in both of her worlds, from misogyny and hate mobs in video game golf to her illness and crumbling marriage in the real world, and we get to witness Bri grow in a wonderful and completely believable way. The achingly beautiful scenes between her and her husband are perfectly counterbalanced by the wildly entertaining revenge plot cooked up by her and Sakura. It's impossible to put down once you start reading it, and when you're done, you'll feel like you've known these characters for years.

    ”

Awards

  • Henley Rose Playwright Competition
    Yellow Rose Productions
    Finalist
    2024
  • Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
    Seven Devils
    Finalist
    2023