WEiRD in development

WEiRD is a magical realist ensemble play about the cultural cost of conformity and the possibilities of radical acceptance. At its center is Grayson, a 13-year-old neurodivergent science prodigy who experiences the world through formulas and patterns. Recently accelerated into a high school biology class, Grayson becomes the unexpected emotional anchor for a loosely connected group of teens and adults navigating grief, identity, and fractured family systems. 

The play orbits Charlotte, Grayson’s widowed and overextended mother; River, an older sibling quietly collapsing under adult responsibilities; Shiloh, Grayson’s steadfast friend; Mr. Farkas, a biology teacher on the edge of retirement; Wren, an upperclassman who becomes a quiet ally to Grayson; and Dakota—Wren’s ex—whose volatile brother Bryce fuels her escalating aggression. As tensions rise, a violent incident ruptures their fragile ecosystem: Grayson is assaulted and abandoned in the woods. 

Through interwoven text messages, hallway encounters, late-night confessions, and whispered dreams, the community’s fear, neglect, and complicity ripple outward. An allegorical, impressionistic work, WEiRD unfolds through multimedia imagery, an immersive soundscape, and minimal set pieces that shape its shifting, dreamlike world.