{"product_id":"immolation-variations-by-vishesh-abeyratne","title":"Immolation Variations by Vishesh Abeyratne","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn autistic child is menaced by an ABA therapist with supernatural powers. The ghost of another returns to avenge her murder at her parents' hands. AI drives a lonely man insane. A brother and sister find themselves at odds when one comes out as an anti-vaxxer. A telemarketer tries to sell his soul to a client, content moderators scrub the Internet of human evil at the cost of their own sanity, and psychics and hackers try to scam us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA horror-comedy anthology play filled with neurodivergent characters as wry as they are wounded, the stories in the\u003cem\u003e Immolation Variations\u003c\/em\u003e take the audience on a surreal Gothic tour through the haunted houses of ableism and surveillance capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeywords: autism, neurodivergent, horror, dark comedy, anthology, vignette, Gothic, surreal, ghosts, therapy, murder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral pieces of the \u003cem\u003eImmolation Variations\u003c\/em\u003e have been produced across Canada and the US:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Procrustes Pitch \u003c\/em\u003ewas first produced at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa in 2016 as part of ROAR!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIndifference \u003c\/em\u003ewas first performed at the Newmarket National 10-Minute Play Festival in Newmarket, Ontario in 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSin Eaters of the 21st Century \u003c\/em\u003ewas first produced by Pi Theatre in Vancouver, BC as part of their anthology series Truth and Lies in 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Horror, Comedy\u003cbr\u003eActs: 2\u003cbr\u003eRun time: 120 minutes\u003cbr\u003eContent notes: This play features scenes depicting behavioral modification therapy, ableist rhetoric., and references to infanticide. There is also frequent profanity, physical violence, and gore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast size: 6 actors\u003cbr\u003eMale roles: 3\u003cbr\u003eFemale roles: 3\u003cbr\u003eCasting notes: \u003cem\u003eImmolation Variations\u003c\/em\u003e may be performed in its entirety by six actors. Roles may be doubled as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalvin\/Father\/Ali\/Carl (Race-blind)*\u003cbr\u003eTherapist\/Siofra\/Voice\/Jenny (Race-blind)\u003cbr\u003eMel Pfister\/Steve\/Kevin (Race-blind)\u003cbr\u003eVera\/Jane Sharp (Race-blind)\u003cbr\u003eParent\/Pilar\/Leah Doran (Should be played by a Latinx actor)\u003cbr\u003eBarack\/Zoltan Zoltilovich (Should be played by a black actor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll roles, including those of Calvin and Siofra, should be played by adult actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover art by Dan Bray.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PGC","offers":[{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":46810454818989,"sku":"978-1-77405-362-1","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2362\/0235\/files\/Immolation-Variations-Cover-Art-by-Dan-Bray.png?v=1783615286","url":"https:\/\/www.canadianplayoutlet.com\/products\/immolation-variations-by-vishesh-abeyratne","provider":"Canadian Play Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}