Satori

by Nicholas Walker Herbert

Three friends -- Maura, Zelda, and Travis -- all traverse a city in economic and urban decay while struggling to make a living. As desperation rises, they each resort to drastic means to stay afloat.

Three friends -- Maura, Zelda, and Travis -- all traverse a city in economic and urban decay while struggling to make a living. As desperation rises, they each resort to drastic means to stay afloat.

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Satori

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  • Arthur M Jolly: Satori by Nicholas Walker Herbert
    “

    Resonant of Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths," and equally as moving and emotionally riveting, Herbert has created a powerful drama for our time, and a vicious dissection of contemporary society. In his capable hands, the young adults trapped by the world they live in struggle against inequality within a hostile society, trapped inside an inexorable machine we recognize all too well. Achingly beautiful.

    Resonant of Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths," and equally as moving and emotionally riveting, Herbert has created a powerful drama for our time, and a vicious dissection of contemporary society. In his capable hands, the young adults trapped by the world they live in struggle against inequality within a hostile society, trapped inside an inexorable machine we recognize all too well. Achingly beautiful.

    ”
  • Daniel Emlyn-Jones: Satori by Nicholas Walker Herbert
    “

    I love Nicholas Walker Herbert's chilling dystopian visions of a future America. Of course, for many Americans, one doesn't have to look to the past to find dystopia, and Sartori, set in recent times, charts the course of several characters navigating urban hardship. The pain, struggle and vulnerability (there is even a character with tourettes) was suffused with hope of a better life which reminded me of 'Of Mice and Men'. This gave the play a beautifully compelling yearning quality.

    I love Nicholas Walker Herbert's chilling dystopian visions of a future America. Of course, for many Americans, one doesn't have to look to the past to find dystopia, and Sartori, set in recent times, charts the course of several characters navigating urban hardship. The pain, struggle and vulnerability (there is even a character with tourettes) was suffused with hope of a better life which reminded me of 'Of Mice and Men'. This gave the play a beautifully compelling yearning quality.

    ”
Non-traditional, diverse casting is encouraged.
There are five primary characters, and five secondary characters with no names. It is up to the discretion of the creative team to double cast.
Travis suffers from an unknown neurological disorder similar to Tourette Syndrome, but it also makes him gag and make faces like he is about to vomit - it should NEVER be played for comic effect.