Still in My Room
An autobiographical, one-person play, told through the perspective of a ten-year-old, and then an eighteen-year-old. It's about how feelings of isolation and sense of "self" can evolve over these years, especially in the world today.
Presented as a part of Flying Solo, directed by Tom Isbell.
Written and Performed by Olivia Nelson
Lighting: Maddy Uecker
Scenic: Nelson Wennberg, Elyssa Munch
Stage Manager/Props: Jack Speltz
Sound: Samantha Brown
Costumes: Ryan Hamilton
I started writing this piece in March 2021, in response to journal entries I found from 2020, at the height of Covid-19, Black Lives Matter, and for me, the summer between high school and college. Reading about the isolation I felt at 18, even just one year later, made me wonder if perhaps these feelings could be related to even earlier times in my life. And so, Still in My Room was born.
What if I could talk to my ten-year old self? What would I say? What’s changed? What would we have in common? What would she ask me? And what would I learn from her?
