BEARS, BEARS, BEARS

Original Play

What is the moral of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

What is the nature of empathy in a time of self involvement? When a paleontologist-turned-au-pair switches bodies with his host family, he must juggle their dysfunctional lives while securing a “Proof of Reliability”—or risk his own future.

Inspired by Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this 60-minute workshop production explored self-involved conventions new and old, combining the fairytale format with video and media projections. Bears, bears, bears comedically examines how constant digital connection impacts our ability to empathize, all while painting a surreal portrait of modern family dynamics through a classic fairytale.

Time: 36 weeks

Role: Playwright, Designer, Actor

Director: Alon Moradi
Advisor: TJ Young

Made possible by:
Carnegie Mellon University Office for
Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Development

Mitchell, the play’s Goldilocks, on a zoom call.

Digital Footprints on Stage

Our digital footprint is just as powerful as the way we show up in real life. Video projections were essential to explore this theme in relation to the play’s core investigation of the inadequacy of empathy.

“This is him. My boyfriend. He’s all mine.”

Inchy — The Next Species on Earth
The play ends with Incheon 4716, a member of the next species to inhabit Earth, presenting paleontology of humans.

Stop Motion Animation, Premiere Pro; Projections, Milumin

Dinosaurs
The play’s protagonist was an aspiring neo-paleontogolist; understanding dinosaurs with empathy rather than traditional methods of science.

Trembolo; “He’s sleeping through his alarm.”

Sheryl; “She’s so beautiful. She just can’t see it.”

Impact:

WINNER: Artistic Excellence at Meeting of the Minds Research Symposium, awarded by Pittsburgh’s Center for Arts and Society

Premiered to an audience at Carnegie Mellon University’s Melwood Institute.

Recieved glowing feedback during audience talkback.

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