The Worth of Water
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me...
Synopsis
Elle is a struggling singer-songwriter in California. Rebecca is an unhappy homemaker in Wisconsin. And Ethel is bringing her daughters together for her 70th birthday to be momentary mermaids in the springs of Weeki Wachee. But as the fantasy dissipates, will they be able to swim back to shore?
cast
Elle Masters - 38. She/Her. A singer/songwriter, living and struggling in California.
Rebecca (Masters) Jones - 40. She/Her. A stay-at-home mom in Wisconsin.
Ethel Masters - 70. She/Her. A retired history teacher, in Wisconsin
DJ - late 30s/early 40s. She/Her or They/Them. A sometimes counselor, sometimes drag artist.
Dusty - Late 30s? She? Elle's manager
(also plays various mermaids, Weeki Wachee instructors)
Nix - Ze/Hir? An ageless, mysterious creature.
(also plays the ghost of Gina, DJ's partner.)
Nero - He/Him. Another ageless, mysterious creature.
(also plays the ghost of Vern, Elle's father)
production history
October 2019 HERE Arts Center, Clutch Productions, Director: Mélisa Annis
(Second Annual Clutch Commission Cycle winner, 2018)