Haunted in her desires by sapphic succubi, and harassed during the day by her war-hero father, Laura (Breanna Wells) is an imaginative young lady who longs not to be treated like an outcast by her neighbors. One night time, brunette natural beauty Carmilla (Laura Powalisz) bursts into Laura’s bed room, bringing Fat Domino and feminine intimacy into Laura’s closeted 1950s existence. Laura’s new BFF sports activities unexplained injuries, seems unnaturally cold, and gives maddeningly obscure answers to simple queries about her house and family members, but Laura doesn’t develop severely suspicious until finally other unbiased gals in town start out mysteriously vanishing.
This original script devised by Clark Levi and Josh Thomas, which is based on equally Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th century novel and interviews with LGBTQ+ persons, is an formidable strategy burdened by hyperverbal dialogue and anachronistically modern terminology that clashes with its Eisenhower-period setting. Phase blocking is typically unnecessarily busy, with jarring transitions that undermine the affect of crucial revelations, and the big twist won’t surprise any person who has noticed Let The Proper A single In.
Irrespective of these escalating pains, this non-binary spin on a common story options refreshingly understated performances from its charismatic lead actresses. Together with a worthy message about misunderstood monsters, they eventually justify the existence of this earnest energy from an emerging group of promising younger artists.
Carmilla: An American Gothic
Lightup Shoebox & Phantom Funhouse
Orlando, Florida, United states
Blue Venue
13 & up
60 minutes
$12
Thursday, May 19th 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 21st 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Could 25th 6:50 p.m.
Saturday, Might 28th 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May perhaps 29th 3:15 p.m.
