Eloise is 22 years old and about to graduate from college. Except, she’s not. She’s actually in her childhood home, checking that the oven is turned off. And that the stove is turned off. And that the door is locked. And that she has written down enough reminders. But don’t tell her older sisters! However, Kris and Sarah’s lives are not all what they seem either, and, as they slowly learn, neither was their mother’s. Through moments of levity and magical realism, Eloise finds her intrusive thoughts and irrational fears coming to life on stage as her family’s secrets unravel and as she and her sisters find it harder and harder to pretend that everything is fine. OBSESSED examines mental health, sisterhood, and LGBTQ+ themes, and explores the humor and pain that coexist when grief knocks down the walls we have up and compels the people we love to see right through us when we desperately don’t want them to, but desperately need them to.
The reviews are in! See what audiences are saying after our first preview.
“This show offers such strong, high caliber writing, acting, and staging and I genuinely applaud all involved! I have no doubt you’ll leave Obsessed a little grateful, a little sad, a little happy, and bit in awe of this three-handed powerhouse!”
“I was blown away by Erika Hakmiller’s portrayal of the eldest sibling, Kris… there was such a calm, cool, reserve about this performer! Haley Ashlin, was comedic gold and please, let her sing some more :-) The writing, by the talented Starr Shapiro, was my kind of comedy – I like ’em dark with moments of bitterness rife with conflict, but then, the zingers of humor just come out of nowhere! Bravo, Ladies!”
“I was over the moon impressed with this play that dealt with mental health and grief through the lens’s of women and sisters. The acting was incredible and the writing relatable and devastating. The directing was my favorite. I cried, I laughed and once it ended I wish I could watch another hour. Please see this show!”
“I think those who have lost someone will find so much of their own emotional journey in the one these sisters go through, and the unique ways we all deal with grief. Writing was very good, and yet also felt spontaneous like it was being made up on the spot, in a way that was extremely naturalistic.”
“It’s a great piece in showing the hereditary nature of mental illnesses, particularly anxiety but also gives a very specific point of view about OCD. It’s emotionally heart-wrenching but also humorous. A great ebb and flow of emotional peaks. Highly recommend people check it out. I’d see it again!”
Content Warning
This play contains discussions of grief, anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as brief mentions of suicide. Please take care of yourselves. We are so grateful you’re here.
Production Team
