Date of Award
5-1-2025
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Theater
First Advisor
Juntunen, Jacob
Abstract
Today is Penelope’s birthday and her friends, Tabitha and Addy, are hosting a party for her. An unwelcome guest upsets Penelope so much so, she does not want to attend. Her friends and her childhood doll, Ms Melanie-tonin, all confide her, trying to get her to join them, that is until, Tabitha provides a solution: a little candy, but not a sweet treat, but rather a substance to better relax Penelope. Through dream sequences, Penelope’s mind is revealed as she experiences her trip from bizarre nightmare encounters to a past spelling bee and even a breakup that continues to replay in her mind. The mirages of Penelope reality is portrayed all in her mind, but only in her mind. The questions of what is actually reality versus the her own perception as Penelope is schizophrenic.
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