Event

Ungodly: An Ethereal Evening of Short Plays

The Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble performs three plays written by Michael Cheung, a Portland, ME based playwright.

1. Primordial Soup

A collaboration with Megan Tripaldi from 2016 and revised/rewritten for this production. God requests help from a seraphim on how to enrich the original recipe for primordial soup. Whether God's new variation on humanity will succeed or not is a matter of balance, texture, and faith in culinary tradition.

2. Satan Sees Moths and Horses

Originally titled Lucifer, this short play is a heavy revision of a script first produced three years ago. Satan's lack of interest in leading a bureaucratic Hell is exacerbated when they would rather hole up in their room than deal with a hearty dose of birthday cheer from the condemned throngs. However, Satan's close assistant demonstrates their capability for handling such a contingency.

3. Blue Is My Favorite Flavor

Loosely based on the Elizabethan play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, Faustus summons the devil Mephistophilis with the help of their malign angel. After Mephistophilis makes a rough transition into the modern world, both the devil and Faustus attempt to root out each others' motives while establishing the terms of their bargain.