Moon School

October 2nd, 3rd, 9th, and 10th at 7:00pm

October 7th at 9:30pm

October 8th at 3:00pm

Description

The Linda Moon School for Troubled Boys has been allowing the abuse of children for what seems like an eternity. When MATTHEW WOLF, a successful novelist and former student of Moon School, returns to write something that will expose the evils that occur there, he finds something more disturbing than he expected: himself, as a child, currently attending the school, alongside his childhood best friend, CHARLIE, who died years ago. Wolfy, trapped in some strange, traumatic time loop, must looks his past in the face, literally.

With the help of BEATRICE, a mysterious woman who seems unbound by space and time and GRACE, the last remaining staff member to choose kindness and empathy, Wolfy faces off against LINDA, the elderly tyrant who runs the school, and BRUNO, her employee and self-appointed guardian of the school.

Who will come out on top: the traumatized, or the traumatizers? And, if you dig a little deeper, is there even a difference between the two?

Inspired by the real life boarding school experiences of writer/composer Victor Jones, supplemented by their bizarre imagination, MOON SCHOOL rides the line between absurdist comedy and genuinely heartbreaking tragedy.

Keep your eyes open. The Scorpion is on the prowl.

Please Note: Moon School contains emotional abuse and discussion of teenage suicide and mental health that some my find difficult or triggering. 

Artistic Team:

Victor Jones - Playwright/Composer

Alysia Homminga - Director

Jackie Kraft - Creative Producer

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.