All Weather Productions

IN OUR OWN WORDS – ‍An absurdist comedy themed around omnipresent societal pressures and their detrimental affect on individuals’ psyches. The Constituency, an organization that represents the rigidity and hypocrisy of oppressive standards and expectations that leave us feeling isolated and anxious. In Act 1, the Constituents are interviewed about their experience in The Constituency – the twist being that we get to see answers from both their polite, polished, and presentable selves and their inner, angry and ugly alter egos. The intention behind this was to show the contrast between two extremes that each of us has within: the masked caricature that adheres to abusive societal norms and the vulgar unapologetic creature that is birthed due to these internalized pressures.

The creation of each of the alter egos was chaotic since the production was fast-paced and demanded a quick turnaround. With only a few weeks to pull together these characters conceptually and to create their looks, many of the final costumes were designed on set, working with found/upcycled materials and many sets of hands.

The alter egos are the physical manifestations of feelings of isolation and deep sadness that each character experiences and yet they suffer in isolation.