Crawlspace

For a deep dive...LINK

Why?

Not sensationalism.

A journey into the depths of the human mind.
 

True crime.

Reimagined. Transformed. Transcendent.
 

The victims.

Never forgotten. Points of light. Guideposts.
 

Abuse.

Its legacy echoes through generations. Scars become reminders of both pain and vulnerability. Also of inner strength and survival.
 

Ethics.

Can true crime enlighten without elevating a criminal's infamy above the suffering of the victims?
 

Obsession.

How far is too far in the search for understanding?
 

Memory.

Memory can be fluid and has many masters: ego, emotion, bias, desire, pride, ambition... and imagination.
 

Perspective.

"We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are." (Talmudic Saying)
 

Trauma.

The search for understanding. And for healing.
 

Music.

Elevates words. Conveys complex emotions. Makes even the most difficult stories accessible.
 

Mental health.

Questions, not diagnoses. Exploring the complicated issues of the human condition. LINK
 

Revelatory History.

A mirror held up to our culture's darkest parts.
 

The Doctor (and us).

Searching for meaning in uncertainty and chaos.
 

Influences.

• Dante - Inferno & Purgatorio

• Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil; Perspectivism; Apollonian & Dionysian

• Diego Velázquez - Las Meninas, perspective

• John Milton - Paradise Lost

• H.P. Lovecraft - Cosmic Horror

• Jack El-Hai- The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
   

Is it a universe of design and order or randomness and chaos? What are the implications of either answer?

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Crawlspace offers a layered story with much to explore. If you have an open mind and enjoy being challenged by theater, we invite you to experience this thought-provoking musical that is not what you might expect. We encourage you to Look Beneath the Surface.

You'll be surprised by what you find.