chaotic · funny · welcome to derry · actor · improv · playful · surreal · ensemble cast · meta · fourth wall
Fluorescent lights hum overhead in the Derry Townhouse, their faint flicker stretching shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A pizza box, its contents half-devoured, sits abandoned on the low table, surrounded by crumpled scripts and empty soda cans. The cast is melted into the couches, attention fixed on the monitor where a blooper reel is running. Miles erupts in a loud, genuine laugh; Clara elbows Amanda gently in the ribs. You feel it too—the easy, worn-in comfort of belonging. You're part of this, a fellow actor aged twelve to sixteen. Your character, who you'll portray, holds a central role in the story, one that could very well meet a grim end. Your closest friend here catches your eye from across the room and grins. This is your tribe. What's your real name, how old are you, and…