Sometimes there’s no scarier place to be than inside your own mind…
Sebastian is a terminally unpopular fifteen-year-old with an overactive imagination and an obsession with anime and death. His only friend, Claryssa, is an emo, Wiccan art-freak barely one rung higher on the social ladder. What starts as just another night drinking down at the cricket nets soon gives way to an ecstatic vision that leaves Sebastian unconscious, Claryssa missing without explanation and their friendship in ruins. The next morning, Sebastian wakes up with a mysterious moth in a jar by his bed, a calling to save the souls of all humankind and a desperate need to reach Claryssa. And so begins the Passion of Sebastian…
Fantasy and reality intermingle with dangerous consequences in this gripping play about friendship, adolescence, mental illness and loss. Written with a dark wit that is ultimately after your heart, Rachel Chant directed Declan Greene’s bold work at ATYP in September 2017.
NOMINATED: SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
“Director Rachel Chant does spectacularly… Actors Jeremi Campese and Ruby O’Kelly are flawless.” Suzy Wrong – SuzyGoesSee
“Moth’s heart beats with deep love for the sensitive and vulnerable kids on the fringes. As you watch it, so will yours. ★★★★” Cassie Tongue – TimeOut Sydney
“Gripping, unflinching… A compelling production… rings with the truth of real life.”Daily Review
“The steady hand of director Rachel Chant has guided the production to the unsettling obfuscation which gives Moth such complexity and longevity… a must see“Judith Greenaway – Sydney Arts Guide
Old Fitz Theatre 6 – 16 September 2017
Written by DECLAN GREENE Directed by RACHEL CHANT
Cast: JEREMI CAMPESE, RUBY O’KELLY
Produced by MILLSTONE PRODUCTIONS and EMMA DIAZ for ATYP CAMEO Production Design by TYLER RAY HAWKINS Animation by TODD FULLER Sound Design by TOM HOGAN Composition by CHRYSOULLA MARKOULLI Lighting Design by ALEXANDER BERLAGE Stage Management by ERIN SHAW Production Management by SHELL MCKENZIE Assistant Directed by JOSEPH BROWN
Production Photography by Rupert Reid
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