Old Bat:A New Myth

by Ellen Struve

Plague, fire, war, repeat. When a desperate librarian is stranded on an island with some Boomer monsters, a hero, and an anthropomorphic breeze, she must decide how many betrayals it takes to wrest salvation out from old stories in this violent, funny, uplifting, emo-feminist creation-scream

Plague, fire, war, repeat. When a desperate librarian is stranded on an island with some Boomer monsters, a hero, and an anthropomorphic breeze, she must decide how many betrayals it takes to wrest salvation out from old stories in this violent, funny, uplifting, emo-feminist creation-scream

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Old Bat:A New Myth

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  • Angels Theatre Company: Old Bat:A New Myth

    Selected for the 2023-24 Salon Reading Series at Angels Theatre Company:
    Old Bat is at heart, one of those myths that draw our attention to the characters that are usually left out. It is the contemporary odyssey that Struve skillfully renders as a “tale of an ordinary woman”, that is one that may be forgotten in any other story, but not this one. Old Bat is a skillfully spun old myth that refocuses the hero’s journey and ultimately creates a modern and enjoyable tale. Highly recommended for reading and production.

    Selected for the 2023-24 Salon Reading Series at Angels Theatre Company:
    Old Bat is at heart, one of those myths that draw our attention to the characters that are usually left out. It is the contemporary odyssey that Struve skillfully renders as a “tale of an ordinary woman”, that is one that may be forgotten in any other story, but not this one. Old Bat is a skillfully spun old myth that refocuses the hero’s journey and ultimately creates a modern and enjoyable tale. Highly recommended for reading and production.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Great Plains Theatre Commons, Year 2023