Watch After Me

FOUND FOOTAGE WEIRD THRILLER
FULL-LENGTH: In May 1983, Mabel Nancy Miller went into a room. She would be locked inside for a month with no stimuli and no human contact. At the end of the month, the room was opened to find her vanished without a trace. The recorded footage has never been seen by the public.

Until now. Because Bertram has found it. And what he learns will change everything. A found footage play...

FOUND FOOTAGE WEIRD THRILLER
FULL-LENGTH: In May 1983, Mabel Nancy Miller went into a room. She would be locked inside for a month with no stimuli and no human contact. At the end of the month, the room was opened to find her vanished without a trace. The recorded footage has never been seen by the public.

Until now. Because Bertram has found it. And what he learns will change everything. A found footage play about those who watch others, technology, and what to do with the wondrous terror of finding the answers we go looking for.

Content Warning: False imprisonment. A gun appears, but does not ultimately fire. Suck it, Chekhov.

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  • Elliott Kashner: Watch After Me

    It is as advertised: a found footage play, with elements of new weird fiction and liminal sci-fi like SCP and Control. But while it is inspired by the found-footage film genre, it is a distinctly theatrical experience that would suffer rather than benefit from being presented via another medium. It's a smart play written with producibility in mind. There is no reason that theatres shouldn't be fighting over this script.

    It is as advertised: a found footage play, with elements of new weird fiction and liminal sci-fi like SCP and Control. But while it is inspired by the found-footage film genre, it is a distinctly theatrical experience that would suffer rather than benefit from being presented via another medium. It's a smart play written with producibility in mind. There is no reason that theatres shouldn't be fighting over this script.

  • Paul Donnelly: Watch After Me

    Hypnotic. Disturbing. Eerie. Relentless. This gripping techno thriller takes us on a wild ride across space and time, effortlessly altering reality and then altering it again and again. The witty use of MacGuffins is just one of the many treats this script holds. I am in awe of the wit and imagination demonstrated throughout.

    Hypnotic. Disturbing. Eerie. Relentless. This gripping techno thriller takes us on a wild ride across space and time, effortlessly altering reality and then altering it again and again. The witty use of MacGuffins is just one of the many treats this script holds. I am in awe of the wit and imagination demonstrated throughout.

  • Aly Kantor: Watch After Me

    If you enjoy gasping and talking to yourself while reading, you are going to love this twisty, weird, sci-fi thriller, which successfully creates the most analog version of a story that's ultimately told through (and inside of...?) analog tech. Structurally and plot-wise, it has a fantastic engine, introducing questions as quickly as it answers them. It's simultaneously intimate and...some definition of voyeuristic?! You feel guilty for watching AND looking away! Weird as hell and wonderful!

    If you enjoy gasping and talking to yourself while reading, you are going to love this twisty, weird, sci-fi thriller, which successfully creates the most analog version of a story that's ultimately told through (and inside of...?) analog tech. Structurally and plot-wise, it has a fantastic engine, introducing questions as quickly as it answers them. It's simultaneously intimate and...some definition of voyeuristic?! You feel guilty for watching AND looking away! Weird as hell and wonderful!

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Character Information

  • Bertram
    Character Age
    Late teens/Early 20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Mabel Nancy Miller
    Character Age
    Late 20s/Early 30s.
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female