Synopsis: It's 3 am and she is ready to unpack everything. One woman tells the story of her experiences as a touring spoken word artist in the United States and Europe while exploring her need to escape through travel and self-destruction.
Production/development history of the script.
This autobiographical work encapsulates a moment in time in which an individual begins the process of self awareness. The play takes place in 2011 and focuses on travel as a means of self discovery and escape. I wrote this piece as a cathartic and healing journey of my own personal experiences with depression, creativity, and abuse and how my life and decisions during this time in my life changed and shaped me for better or worse. This piece takes place on the precipice of when as a young person realizes there is a fork in the road and maturity and self reflection become a tool of recognizing that they are responsible for their own lives. This work is relevant because it shows a single person's journey through their life---the trauma and pain they experienced, the people they hurt, mistakes they made---and humanizes that journey. This piece is unique because it blends elements of travel memoir, raw pain, and poetry together into a stand alone experience of vulnerability and connection.Bios:
Melissa Rose (Playwright, Actor): Melissa Rose is an internationally recognized spoken word artist from
the San Francisco Bay Area who currently resides in Eugene, Oregon. Her writing has been featured on
“Voicemail Poems”, “Indiefeed Poetry Podcast” and in the international poetry anthology, “Planet Slam”.
As a performer, Melissa has participated in dozens of regional and national spoken word competitions in
the United States and performed in over 30 cities in Germany and Austria. She is the Executive Director
of Siren, a healing arts nonprofit, and holds a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Transformative Language and
Performing Arts from Marylhurst University.
www.melissarosepoetry.com
Cullen Vance (Music, Director) Cullen Vance is an artist based in Eugene, Oregon. He is a
multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, animator, filmmaker, actor, director, and video game
designer. Cullen plays over 20 instruments and records and produces all of his music in his home
studio. For his live performances, Cullen specializes in live looping electric violin and beatbox.
https://www.cullenvancecreative.com
Mia Vance (Director) is a poet based in Eugene, Oregon, bringing her work to the community both
on the page, on the stage, and very soon in a paperback near you.
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