Archie, a buttoned-up bookstore owner on the edge, rescues his bruised stepbrother Nick from a reckless cross-state drug spree. They find lodging in a remote Mojave Desert motel, where they meet Bonnie, a grieving housekeeper longing for a touch of magic, and Luis, a rodeo cowboy who recently discovered he has a daughter. Bound by their shared isolation, these four lost souls escape into the fantastical worlds of their childhoods, embarking on a quirky, moving journey of connection, redemption, and forgiveness beneath the desert’s starlit sky. WE ARE THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS, a 2022 O'Neill Finalist, blends magical realism with slice-of-life storytelling in a fantasy-drama about the lost stories we may find again as we grow up.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
Workshop, Third Culture Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (2022)
Reading, Cygnet Theatre, San Diego, CA (2023)
Reading, Garry Marshall Theatre, Burbank, CA (2022) 
Reading, New Village Arts, San Diego, CA (2022)

Cygnet Theatre (Workshop) | Photo: Karli Cadel | 2023