Parker and the City in the Sea

A short play by Ian August

3W / 2M / 5 or 6N

Seventeen-year-old Parker is 3,300 feet under the sea in a high-tech submersible named Petunia, on a solo mission to find the fabled lost city of Atlantis. But as sonar pings echo and shadowy sea creatures pass by, reality filters through-the clanging of a high school bell. Back on dry land, Parker's fiercely grounded sister Colleen must journey to face her own demons: from the halls of the high school to the depths of the ocean floor. Through shifting scenes that alternate between deep-sea fantasy and high school reality, we discover these siblings' underwater quest is fueled by something far more personal than treasure: searching for a way forward after the loss of their mother threatens to unravel their family.

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