When I Began Dying
One of Five in
Ghosts: A Festival of Original One-Act Plays
Written by Sarah Miri Daniels
Directed by Sophe Friedman
Original Premiere: December 10, 2021
Now Available to Stream On-Demand
A flashback, a memory, a painting, a dream
As Linn gets closer to her final moments the world she has known gets farther away from any familiar reality. “When I Began Dying” is a story of journey, death, and rebirth; together, Linn and her expired self, Dead Linn, must conquer their fears, come to terms with their past, and find their way through the inevitable ending.
Playwright Sarah Miri Daniels carries the audience into a world of whimsy and liminality, flowing between our choices in life and what comes after. Directed by Sophe Friedman, “When I Began Dying” dances with us on the border of a poignant and important idea - that even at our lowest we have the power and strength to save ourselves.
Creative Acknowledgements
When I Began Dying is a generative and devised ensemble creation.
Cast Members:
Linn - Sarah Miri Daniels
Dead Linn - Kelsey Boulton
Black Cat/Brown Bear - Monika Elmont
Blue Girl/Count Maitre D’ - Andrea Lowry
Rehearsal and Performance Photos
2021 INCUBATOR/MENTOR COHORT MEMBERS
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Sarah Miri Daniels (she/her)
Playwright
Sarah Miri Daniels is a playwright, performer, and director from Atlanta, GA. She received her B.F.A in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Sarah believes in the power of story as truth, and always seeks to create works that hold many kernels of truth. She is continually inspired by the surreal, magical, and odd. She recently had her play WANDERWOMAN produced by Cornish College of the Arts in their New Works Festival.
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Sophe Friedman (she/her)
Director
Sophe is a Seattle based director and educator originally from Colorado. She holds a MA in Education from Loyola Marymount University and a BA in Theatre from Chapman University. Most recently Sophe directed A Series of Small Cataclysms with The Shattered Glass Project. She directs both professionally and at an educational level as well as created and teaches a class at North Seattle College called Using Devised Theatre as a Catalyst for Social Change. Sophe is so excited to be returning to the TSGP cohort!
Cast
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Sarah Miri Daniels (she/her)
Linn
Sarah Miri Daniels is a playwright, performer, and director from Atlanta, GA. She received her B.F.A in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Sarah believes in the power of story as truth, and always seeks to create works that hold many kernels of truth. She is continually inspired by the surreal, magical, and odd. She recently had her play WANDERWOMAN produced by Cornish College of the Arts in their New Works Festival.
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Monika Elmont (she/her/they/them)
Black Cat/Brown Bear
Monika Elmont (she/her/they/them) is excited to work on When I Began Dying by Sarah Miri Daniels with The Shattered Glass Project. Previously they’ve played Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov in The Bear with Virtual Theatre 2020, Cora Flowers in Parlor House: A Hauntingly Halloween Delight by Cassandra Moselle, Far Walker in This Show Is About Progress by Carol Louise Thompson, and Teacher Amy in Quarantine Waldo with Pineapple-Shaped Lamps virtual comedy show. Monika performed in solo shows such as, The Concise Family Seder and Gelty Pleasure at The Pocket Theatre and The Rendezvous. They have a BFA in Theater with a concentration on Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts. You can catch Monika in their free time writing poetry, making earrings out of cute miniatures, and hanging out with their girlfriend Flannery and cat Bubbah.
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Andrea Lowry (she/her)
Blue Girl/Maitre D’
Andrea Lowry (she/her) is an empathetic theater artist who grew up under the vast Kentucky skies. Based in Seattle, she is a 2021 graduate of Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in Original Works. She is honored to breathe life into this new play with her incredible collaborators. Seattle Productions include: Everything You Touch with Washington Ensemble Theatre and Come to Me my Leopards with LiveGirls! Theater. Love to Sandy and Chris.
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Kelsey Boulton (she/her)
Dead Linn
Kelsey Boulton is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University where she most memorably played Juror #10 in Twelve Angry Women and Sala in Letters to Sala. Favorite local credits include Linda Rotunda in Savage in Limbo and Sister Ava in Sister of the Dark Heart. She is very excited to be working with the Shattered Glass Project.