Assigned Earth at Birth (Intrapology S01E01)
Tea learns that they are the backwards nipple of society
Tea (Xander Graves) has discovered that they are not an ordinary human - they are a transdimensional being, assigned to earth to carry out anthropological fieldwork. In this play, they have their first meetings via video call with their otherworldly drag king supervisor, Iris (Caitlin Magnall-Kearns). Understandably, Tea is furious about being assigned to such a horrible project, and demands to be reassigned; but relocation has unanticipated consequences for both characters.
‘Assigned Earth at Birth’ is a live-digital hybrid, interactive sci-fi comedy about doomerism, neurodiversity / neuroqueerness, and the pain of living in a world that works against your survival. It is the first story for Intrapology, a series of interactive stories that will explore how people make worlds together, through the allegory of the Transdimensional Research Institute.
Intrapology should appeal to people who listen to Welcome to Night Vale, watch The Good Place, or play Disco Elysium. By taking actions such as voting on dialogue options, the audience guides what the protagonist says, does, and thinks. This will be a mostly unrehearsed live reading, with two actors performing a script that is shaped by messages and votes from the audience via web app.
From audience feedback at workshop performances
“[Made me feel] Weirdly comforted? Like life makes slightly more sense”
“It made me feel transported.”
“Genius, very funny”
“The form is really bold + ambitious.”
“Made me think/reflect on the complexities of navigating life and society in our world.”
Performances
26th September 2024, online with Now Play This Presents
9th January 2024, Arizona State University as part of the Worlds in Play Festival
10th November 2023, Theatre Delicatessen as part of the Social Model & More Festival
Screenings
Wednesday 13th November 2024, at 'Trans Genre, Trans Form: Short film and transness in 2020s' symposium at Edge Hill University
Press
Our inaugural Presents games span the breadth of playful media, expertly showing how games can be used to tackle complex topics. The Strand Avian Society invites players into a secret world of birds through a site-specific street game, and Intrapology blends game and theatre to create an innovative interactive performance.
Theatre Delicatessen - Meet the Artists for the Social Model & More Festival
We couldn’t be happier to announce these brilliant artists who will explore the social model during this festival, imagining new models for conceptualising disability, while shoring up the essentials of the social contract against those who would undermine it.
Welcome to Sheffield - Assigned Earth at Birth by Zoyander Street
Funders
Supporting institutions
