University Honors

This creative project, a full-length playscript, follows Mira, a young woman who hasstruggled with addiction and abuse at her lowest: in jail, awaiting a trial for the murder of herboyfriend and drug trafficking. We follow her story as her lawyer, Pierce, asks her questionsabout why Mira made certain decisions and how she got to this point. Throughout the story, welearn about her past with addiction, how she was trying to get back on the right path, how she feltsmothered by her mom, and ultimately ended up back with her ex in order to maintain some tieto the past. Themes of addiction, abuse, fear of change, family, and allyship are at the core of thispiece as it delves into the cyclical nature of abuse and how generational trauma maintains thiscycle. We learn that there is more to people than victimhood, that accepting love can help upheal and move forward, and that change, is necessary but looks different to everyone. Thisproject culminated into a table read and a filmed interview about the process.