boxed in

“I have a question. If I'm so hard to be around; if you hate this room with the passion you claim; if you're this vibrant social butterfly, perpetually fascinated by everything and everyone you come into contact with ... then why are you still here?”

In the wake of crushing grief, A is forced to confront her most intrusive thoughts as she tries to figure out where her life went wrong. Grappling with heartbreak, a terrible job and uncertainty over her future, it soon becomes clear that the real enemy is coming from within. For sharing her dismal quarters is a simple wooden box, whose unassuming appearence conceals its sinister intent: to make her life a living Hell. Tactitian, entertainers, and inspired magician, the Box's slippery and relentless insistence that there is no hope for her voices her most painful limiting beliefs. Can she find a way to silence it, or must she learn to live with waht it has to say? In a world where mental health is often reduced to social media soundbites, Boxed In offers a rich, funny and surreal exploration of the thoughts that keep us from moving on with our lives.

Deftly interweaving wry irreverence with heart-rending emotion, the play lifts the lid on our unconscious internal dialogues and shows how, through honesty and courage, we can rise from the ashes anew.