INITIATVE, by Jacob York
Produced Under the Wing of Flying V
Flying V is thrilled to be able to share this Company Member-led project with our community – a PWYW virtual reading of a heartbreaking and soul-affirming journey into the magic we create with and for other people, and ourselves.
March 19th, 2021 – 7pm
Register HERE.
All PWYW proceeds will go directly to the contributing artists.
Synopsis: Setting – Now.
David has cancer. It’s aggressive. And terrifying.
He looks at his life and all he sees are holes; the moments he won’t be able to have, if
this cancer is successful in its malign task. He sees one way out: Dungeons and Dragons.
Dave has a circle of friends that still play, and as he thinks back on the moments they’ve experienced in game, he doesn’t remember sitting around a table, rolling dice. He remembers every spell cast, every enemy vanquished, and every cataloged item. So, the new quest: to play through potential “memories” Dave might miss. His three friends, Tyrone, Benny, and Sky, sit down with Dave’s girlfriend, Meg (a gaming newbie) and chart out a path to victory. If all goes well, Dave will experience events as important as the birth of his child and as personal as seeing the ocean for the first time.
But. That’s if everything goes well. For, in the game, The Shade lurks…
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Initiative was originally a part of The Seedling Project’s “Winter Works”
series on February 1st, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Winner of The Y.E.S. Festival at Northern Kentucky University, it received its collegiate premiere on April 4th, 2019 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Initiative was developed in cooperation with Woven Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee with a workshop production premiering on September 13th, 2019 under the direction of Sam Lowry.
This production is a PWYW reading, featuring Danny Cackley*, Dylan Arredondo, Justin Bell, Maria Simpkins, Mandi Lee and Michael Tarver.
Produced by Em Whitworth* and directed by Chris Rushing.
What is Under the Wing of Flying V?
“Under the Wing” events and performances are projects headed and led entirely by Flying V Company Members. They’re a way for Flying V to support the art our artists want to create in as many ways as possible. They enable us to lend out resources and logistical support even when we may not have the bandwidth to spearhead production as an organization. And they give the community and the company more opportunities for exploring new stories, new ways of telling stories, and new storytellers than we would otherwise have. We hope that Under the Wing gives our artists a space to find the projects that inspire them, and let us help them workshop and explore those things without trying to fit everything “into the themes of a season” etc.
*Denotes Flying V Company Member
