Pomona
by Alistair McDowall
Produced by Claire Huffman
Directed by Sean Begane
Ollie is searching for her missing twin sister. A twin sister that may or may not have “disappeared.” Rumor has it, the disappearance may be related to the abandoned concrete island in the center of the city, Pomona. Charlie and Moe work as the guards at the gates of Pomona. Neither Charlie nor Moe ask many questions about the concrete wasteland they guard and the vans that pass quietly in and out of the gates in the night. That is, until their boss, Gale, asks them to kidnap and murder someone.
Pomona is a surreal thriller in which time twists and turns and doubles back on itself, and where existence becomes caught in between reality and fantasy.
Experiment Description: This production of Pomona wants you to engage with the fact that you are watching a fictional, theatrical performance. The staging is abstract and architectural; it is not confined to the locations that the characters occupy in the text. The set is minimal and does not portray literal locations. All actors are visible at all times (even when they are not performing in the scene), costumes are pulled from the actors’ own wardrobes, and the actors perform all set transitions. In addition, the non-linear and loop nature of the storytelling along with the science fiction and magical realism elements make the text experimental.
Produced by Claire Huffman
Directed by Sean Begane
Ollie is searching for her missing twin sister. A twin sister that may or may not have “disappeared.” Rumor has it, the disappearance may be related to the abandoned concrete island in the center of the city, Pomona. Charlie and Moe work as the guards at the gates of Pomona. Neither Charlie nor Moe ask many questions about the concrete wasteland they guard and the vans that pass quietly in and out of the gates in the night. That is, until their boss, Gale, asks them to kidnap and murder someone.
Pomona is a surreal thriller in which time twists and turns and doubles back on itself, and where existence becomes caught in between reality and fantasy.
Experiment Description: This production of Pomona wants you to engage with the fact that you are watching a fictional, theatrical performance. The staging is abstract and architectural; it is not confined to the locations that the characters occupy in the text. The set is minimal and does not portray literal locations. All actors are visible at all times (even when they are not performing in the scene), costumes are pulled from the actors’ own wardrobes, and the actors perform all set transitions. In addition, the non-linear and loop nature of the storytelling along with the science fiction and magical realism elements make the text experimental.
