Miriam reaching dramatically across herself, a ladder in the background

What does it mean to be a person – to have a body, and live in it – to make choices, and change over time – to tell the truth?

Pity+Fear is an intimate and darkly-comic one-woman tragedy, featuring two women and a guitar. Join Miriam & Josie as they grapple with queer identity, platonic realism, an audience, a chair, a mop bucket, the conflicting myths of Agraulos, and what to order for dinner.

Written by Miriam Suzanne (see our source material if you're interested), with original music & lyrics by Josselyn Cool (Better Selfs, Teacup Gorilla, Jane/Eyre). Directed by Julie Rada, in collaboration with Kenny Storms, Ben Raginmar, and Erin Rollman.

Thanks to Buntport Theater for generously providing the venue.

Production Photos

Miriam reaching dramatically across herself, a ladder in the background Miriam holds a crumpled paper with a drawing of a serpent child Miriam holding crumpled paper to herself, with Josie in the background Miriam lit from below, with her hands above her head, dropping pages Miriam looks at her wet hands Miriam kneeling, and writing on a roll of gaff tape Miriam hunched, with her hand across her belly Miriam reaches out in an empty hug gesture Josie sings and plays guitar, with Miriam blurry in the back on a ladden Miriam in blurred movement with stacks of paper and a mop bucket, Josie's legs in focus behind her Miriam leans over to wash her hands in a glowing yellow mop bucket Miriam lit from below, brushing something from her leg Miriam at the top of a ladder with papers and a microphone Josie at a mic, sings and plays guitar