Monstrous

kxt on broadway

A person with curly hair is crawling on the floor toward an illuminated door in a dark room, with an orange glow from the light.
Empty kitchen with a round table and two chairs, a potted plant, and a blurred background of cabinets and kitchen appliances.
A dark room illuminated by blue light with two people, one standing near a table and the other facing away, in an office or storage room with cabinets and posters.
Person with curly hair in a white shirt and tie, speaking or presenting on stage with a dark background and some stage lighting.
A shirtless young man with brown hair lying on a wooden floor with black paint splattered on his back, next to a small stool and a black surface, with shadows cast in a dimly lit room.
Close-up of a person with tattoos on their arm, using a needle or tool on another person's chest, with a person wearing sunglasses in the background.
A person with curly hair wearing a white shirt and red tie standing in a kitchen, talking to another person in camouflage clothing. The kitchen has a white refrigerator decorated with rainbow flags, a white cabinet, and various items on top like vase
A person standing in a dimly lit room illuminated by purple light, with a refrigerator and a table with various objects behind them.
Two men are involved in a scene with one sitting at a white table with tarot cards, and the other leaning on the table, in a darkened room.
A person with curly hair reaching towards an open fridge with bright light inside, in a dark room.
Person with curly hair, shirtless, crawling on the carpeted floor in a kitchen with a small orange light underneath the cabinet.
Tattoed young person with short hair, holding a microphone, performing in front of a man with long hair and a plaid shirt in a dimly lit room.
A woman with curly hair in a white shirt stands on a dark stage with a spotlight shining on her.
A person with short hair and tattoos on their arm is wearing a patterned shirt and drinking from a clear bottle in a room with a refrigerator decorated with a rainbow pride flag magnet.
Person pulling up green and gray plaid shirt to reveal a large, realistic fake wound in the abdomen area.
Person with curly hair sitting on the floor in front of a bright red light, with posters and notices on the wall behind.
Two people in a kitchen with yellow cabinets, one with tattoos holding a jar, the other with curly hair preparing food, decorated with rainbow flags.
Two men engage in arm wrestling indoor, with one man in a camouflage jacket and the other in a dark jacket, both focused, with the man in the dark jacket kissing the other's hand.
A person crawling into a bright red emergency safety cabinet, with bloodstains on their back and a blood-stained shirt, in a dark environment.
A woman with tattoos on her arms is standing over a person in yellow striped pajamas, grabbing their arm during a confrontation, with a book on the table and a dark background.
A man with curly hair and a striped shirt, appearing to be in pain or discomfort, holding his abdomen.
A person performing open-heart surgery on a patient, with multiple hands assisting and a surgical instrument in use.
A person with tattoos, wearing a sleeveless shirt and black pants, sitting at a round table with a checkered tablecloth, reading a book under a spotlight in a dark room.
Woman lying on the floor, looking distressed, with a small dish nearby and a dark background.
A person with short dark hair and tattoos on their arms is sitting at a table, reading a book titled "One Day We're All Going to Die" by Lise Esther. The background is dark.
A woman with tattoos standing next to a table, looking down at a person lying on the floor underneath the table, on a stage with a dark background and stage lighting.
A person with tattoos drinking from a glass, seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless dark shirt in a dimly lit room, with a dog on a chair in the background.
A man with short hair, tattoos on his arms, and a beard, wearing a sleeveless shirt, is looking down and smiling in a green-lit environment, possibly DJing.

“The lighting design behaves like an intelligence shifting in the room - shifting tone, colour, and shadow to hint at movements beneath the skin of the story. It becomes a barometer for unease”

- Disrupting Stages

“lighting takes on a creature-like life of its own, cleverly signalling the shift from awkward workplace comedy to full-blown horror.”

- What's the show

produced by red zebra productions

written and directed by Lu bradshaw

Co-written and performed by zev aviv and byron davis

images by valerie joy

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