Project overview

About the Play

A historical psychological drama for stage and screen.

Synopsis

In a liminal kitchen outside ordinary time, Army private James Thornwell encounters Richard Wright, Paul Robeson, and Candy Jones. The room is a waiting place, a trial chamber, and a last chance to leave whole.

Form

Chamber drama. Historical pressure. Metaphysical enclosure. Built for stage and screen.

The question beneath the play

What happens when institutions gain the power to alter perception, memory, and identity — and what remains sacred when the machinery fails to destroy the human soul?