Mirror of Monsters


Originally performed in Westchester, NY, at SUNY Purchase, April 1999

Written by: Alex DeFazio
Directed by: Jody P. Person & Alex DeFazio
Cast: Toni Carlo (First Narrator), Charles Czarnecki (Bracy), Simone Luke (Second Narrator), Scott Nevins (Sir Leoline), Jody P. Person (Third Narrator), Lindsay Pollack (Lady Geraldine), Kellie Ryan (Mother), Beth Ryne (Christabel)
Crew: Chris Tearno (Stage Manager), Genevieve Fanelli (Lighting Design), Jane Kim (Poster Photograph), Alex DeFazio & Jody P. Person (Sound & Set Design), Emily Carson (Graphic Design), Jody P. Person (Choreography)

Funded by Elixir Productions

Synopsis: Confronted by her mother's ghost and the conflicting judgments of a psychic jury, Christabel craves sexual discovery and love. Her desire culminates in the appearance of Lady Geraldine, a woman who could be the answer to Christabel's prayers - or a monster in disguise. Equal parts grotesquery, tragedy, and camp; inspired by the poem "Christabel" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

What the critics said:

"Alex DeFazio is not afraid to embrace the marvelous. His is a theatre of talismans and symbols that initiate us into the mysteries of self-transformation and rebirth. Lyrical, imaginative, intriguing, MIRROR OF MONSTERS is a remarkable accomplishment."