Parliament Square

Creative Team

 

Written by James Fritz / Directed by Jane Page / Scenic Design by Brandon PT Davis / Costume Design by Matthew Martinez / Lighting Design by Jacob P. Brinkman / Sound Design by Ezra Anisman & Garrett Gagnon / Projection Design by Merle DeWitt III / University of California, Irvine / 2019

Abstract

Inspired by actual events, James Fritz's Parliament Square is a play that explores the lengths one may go to in the act of political protest to provoke change and the dark places one may find themselves in during this quest. The story follows a young activist- Kat, who wakes up one morning, says goodbye to her husband and young daughter, and ventures to London to execute a supreme act of political protest.

This multi-scene production is based in London's Parliament Square with a circular stone path to reference repeating events throughout the play and aged concrete to represent Kat's decaying faith in the world in which she lives.