Title

In This Sepulcher, We Are Fed

Playwright

Eli Campbell

Director

Michael Flores

Stage Manager

Emma Merkes

Category

Gallery, MacVey Theatre

First Rehearsal

September 25

Load In/Tech /Dress

October 10-12

Performances

October 13-15

Roles to be cast

Age (Presentation)

Gender (Presentation)

Description

George

20s-40s

Man

A French lord – extravagant, ludicrous, deeply earnest, naïve.

Sacha

20s

Man

George’s servant – smart, afraid, and using the cards he’s been dealt.

Flavie

Late 20s, Early 30s

Woman*

*Over the course of the play, Flavie’s gender expression becomes much more masculine. She is referred to as a woman, but actors considering this part should know that she explores gender identity and transness.

Sacha’s sister – about to seduce or kill every lord and lady in the manor, it’s anybody’s guess.

Adelie

Late 20s, 30s

Woman

A lady from another estate – confident, precise, sharper than she first appears.

Synopsis

Versailles, 1790-something. When Flavie comes to her brother, Sacha, and begs him to abandon his position as a servant and flee with her to Spain, she’s convinced they’re both going to die if they stay on the estate. A mysterious illness is spreading, turning the lords’ and ladies’ skin black and blue. Entangled in a strange, co-dependent relationship with his Lord, Sacha must decide whether to leave with his sister, or risk staying in this decaying manor.

Notices

This play contains onstage kissing, intimacy (not sex), and graphic depictions of illness.

Fight Choreography Breakdown

Page

Stage Directions/ Planned Action

Character(s)

Notes

14

That evening. SACHA dresses GEORGE.

Sacha & George

Servant & lord

29

They’re totally going to kiss, but then: Flavie wets a cloth and holds it up to Adelie’s face.

Flavie & Adelie

Both female-identifying characters

30

They start kissing. Flavie’s hands come to Adelie’s face at some point, and when she pulls away, she takes some makeup with her. There are dark spots beneath.

42

He slips out of his own clothes and shoves them to the side, then, one by one, puts on George’s things.

Sacha

Alone on stage during change

53

George shakily scoops some of the white paint onto his fingers and spreads it on Sacha’s face. Sacha moves away.

Sacha & George

76

Sacha goes to George’s side, leans down and kisses him softly.

Sacha & George