play a melody

This piece explores ideas about the role of control within relationships - including the romanticization of controlling behavior within pop culture and subtext of control between partners and friends. For this piece, the audience presses keys on midi keyboard which triggers movies, images, and text on a screen that the performer is prompted to react to. The actions of the performer can vary from reciting text on the screen as they appear, singing famous pop songs from a karaoke, and more.

"play a melody" was premiered by Melody Loveless on December 15, 2017 at WOW Cafe Theatre.