Written and Directed by Joy Donze
With Deirdre Lovejoy, Akaina Ghosh, and Joy Donze
In this modern day, queer coded witch hunt, we follow a young woman working on the outskirts of mental health, when she finds herself inside an unusual case that challenges her ethics, belief systems, and begs the questions: Who am I and what do I believe in?
Part of 59E59 Theaters' East to Edinburgh 2026
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Contains content around mental health and suicide.
Joy Donze (Playwright/Director/Actor) is a multidisciplinary artist and the founder/artistic director of Spirit Freak Theatre. She is thrilled to be premiering her first full length play at Edinburgh this summer. Joy wrote this play for everyone but especially the queers, witches, weirdos, addicts, and all those invested in spiritual evolution and the enlightenment of humanity. Acting: POTUS (Geffen Playhouse/Dusty), According to the Chorus & Shedding Load (59E59), Twelfth Night/Olivia, 25 Annual Spelling Bee/Rona (Pendragon Theatre), The Cake (Crescent City Stage). Directing: Handmaids Tale/Musical Parody (Kennedy Center, The Cutting Room), My Way (El Barrio Artspace), Rocky Horror (Pendragon Theatre), In Search for Elaina (Players Theatre).
www.joydonze.com www.spiritfreak.org
Akaina Ghosh (Actor; they/them) completed their MFA in Grad Acting at NYU Tisch in 2025. They've debuted works in New York, Los Angeles, Switzerland, Greece, and San Francisco. Akaina is passionate about stories that center queer perspectives. Credits include their TBA Award-nominated performance in Time Sensitive (Ragged Wing), Plot Points in Our Sexual Development (NCTC), and Phantasmagoria (Cutting Ball).
www.akainaghosh.com
Deirdre Lovejoy (Actor): Broadway: Lucky Guy (with Tom Hanks), Six Degrees of Separation, The Gathering, Getting and Spending. Off Broadway: Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot (Playwrights Horizons), POTUS (Geffen/Bernie, Berkeley Rep/Harriet), Macbeth (Old Globe/Lady M), How I Learned to Drive (Lil Bit). TV/Film: The Wire (Rhonda), The Blacklist (Panabaker), Daredevil, Step Up, Spielberg’s The Post. BFA University of Evansville, MFA/NYU.
www.deirdrelovejoy.com @ddlovejoy
"A heart-racing, sexy, witchy queer rollercoaster that I never wanted to get off. It’s equally soft and cunning, thrilling and funny, all while making you question everything you’ve ever believed about sanity, spiritual awakenings, truth and loyalty. It will tear you apart and make you whole again." – Nylon
"A thrilling insider look at the world of mental healthcare, bleeding with ethical ambiguity, deception and sexy queer overtones." – Cosmopolitan
"It was hot. My heart was racing from the plot, the tension and the realization that I might not be an ethically correct person" – Gawker