Elinor T Vanderburg

Elinor T Vanderburg is a Black American writer born in Washington, D.C. She is one half of the illusory theater company underlords, where she brews misfit narratives with her partner and fellow problem-child, Drew. Elinor lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. | @raisehelinor

Elinor T Vanderburg is a Black American writer born in Washington, D.C. She is one half of the illusory theater company underlords, where she brews misfit narratives with her partner and fellow problem-child, Drew. Elinor lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. | @raisehelinor

Scripts

DEEP SALMON

by Elinor T Vanderburg

Synopsis

January Daley has returned to Erlanger to bury both her dead father, March, and the traumatic childhood that left her estranged from their brother, August. August is back, too, and is just as eager to reclaim his memories of the past as Janney is to drink them away. As the funeral grudgingly comes together (thanks to eldest sister May), and while keeping August's presence a secret from May's cheeky teenager...

January Daley has returned to Erlanger to bury both her dead father, March, and the traumatic childhood that left her estranged from their brother, August. August is back, too, and is just as eager to reclaim his memories of the past as Janney is to drink them away. As the funeral grudgingly comes together (thanks to eldest sister May), and while keeping August's presence a secret from May's cheeky teenager (whose name is also March), Janney and August begin to see the past through new eyes – and rekindled hearts. But who is the author of their history – can they ever move forward if they’re not allowed to look back? And why is their dad’s home aide being so damn helpful? And what the #&@$ is that smell coming from the fridge???

TRANSFER

by Elinor T Vanderburg

Synopsis

Bow returns to her senior year of high school after a personal tragedy that no one wants to discuss head-on. But coming back isn't easy – especially not with the presence of a transfer student who is all smiles, light, and brilliance – and taking over every relationship Bow holds dear. A little Black Swan, a little more Hitchcock, THE TRANSFER is a sparse, noir-inspired drama that questions how we rise to meet...

Bow returns to her senior year of high school after a personal tragedy that no one wants to discuss head-on. But coming back isn't easy – especially not with the presence of a transfer student who is all smiles, light, and brilliance – and taking over every relationship Bow holds dear. A little Black Swan, a little more Hitchcock, THE TRANSFER is a sparse, noir-inspired drama that questions how we rise to meet ourselves in times of grief and loathing.

BAD DAY IN APRIL

Written by Elinor T Vanderburg

Synopsis

An impromptu dinner party at a gentrified Brooklyn apartment reveals just how far four misfits would go to feel like they belong. A songless opera, BAD DAY IN APRIL is a raw backwards romp through cultural amnesia to the dawn of time.

An impromptu dinner party at a gentrified Brooklyn apartment reveals just how far four misfits would go to feel like they belong. A songless opera, BAD DAY IN APRIL is a raw backwards romp through cultural amnesia to the dawn of time.

BLOODSHOT

by Elinor T Vanderburg

Synopsis

A city that never sleeps. A bloody new year’s surprise. A lonesome coroner on the brink. BLOODSHOT is a vicious noir psycho-caper that pits the deprived against the depraved in a peace-starved, pulp-inspired mystery. Unreliably narrated with an acerbic funny bone, BLOODSHOT confronts audiences with an unraveling network of the self, inviting them to venture through the hotbed of a timely human meltdown – and...

A city that never sleeps. A bloody new year’s surprise. A lonesome coroner on the brink. BLOODSHOT is a vicious noir psycho-caper that pits the deprived against the depraved in a peace-starved, pulp-inspired mystery. Unreliably narrated with an acerbic funny bone, BLOODSHOT confronts audiences with an unraveling network of the self, inviting them to venture through the hotbed of a timely human meltdown – and beyond.