Self Tape

Self Tape is an exploration of precarious work, identity, queerness, exhaustion, and humiliation in late capitalism. In the performance, we follow an androgynous creature with light blue skin, long ears, and red boots, held captive in an eternal casting limbo by an unknown entity that only takes the form of a menacing buzzer sound and a red light.

The creature, part monster, part pop princess, struggles to find a role it can play, code-switching between famous monsters and divas through time: Gollum, Frankenstein's monster, Marilyn Monroe, and Dolly Parton, among others. When not performing monologues, dancing, or playing music with its long nails, it tries to answer questions about its prior work experience, but ends up talking about its ex and childhood instead.

“What are you looking for?” the creature asks — a mix of frustration, flirtation, and fear…