INVISIBLE INK
by Christine Toy Johnson
Full-Length Play, Comedy, Surrealism
90 min | 2M, 2W | Flexible Set
When an Asian American novelist and a Broadway scenic designer suddenly discover they can no longer access their artistry, they must reckon with climate change, censorship, and cultural erasure to discover a solution that may ultimately be closer than they think.
ABOUT INVISIBLE INK
Isabelle, an Asian American novelist, opens a box holding the first copies of her newly-published novel... and all the pages are blank.
Robby, a Broadway scenic designer facing looming deadlines on his newest project taking place in Spain, cannot even remotely remember what Barcelona looks like.
Having lost connection to their minds’ eyes, the two embark on an urgent mission to determine the cause and solve the problem while Blake, a former mentor-turned-conservative-mouthpiece who is wrestling with his own lost sense of purpose, joins them in grappling with existential threats to the world that shaped them and searching for a way to honor the past amidst an uncertain future.
DEVELOPMENT
Developed with support of the Lortel Theatre's Alcove new play program, the Writers Lab, and the Barrow Group Theatre Company.
Semi-finalist for the O'Neill Theatre Conference and Ojai Playwriting Conference.
Finalist for Playwrights Horizon's Unplugged series.
MEDIA
CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON is a Tony and Obie honored, multiple award-winning writer, actor, and advocate for inclusion. Her written work has been produced and/or developed by the Roundabout, Village, O’Neill, Abingdon, Greater Boston Stage Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Ars Nova, Barrow Group, Prospect, Goodspeed, and more, and is included in the Library of Congress’s Asian American Playwrights Collection. Published by NoPassport Press, Smith & Kraus, Rowman & Littlefield, Applause Books. Treasurer of the Dramatists Guild, host of the Guild’s podcast "Talkback". BMI, Writers Lab, Sarah Lawrence College alum, co-founder of AAPAC, founder of the Asian American Theatre Artists Collective. As an actor, Christine has appeared extensively on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatres across the country and on television and film. Instagram: @CToyJ Details: www.christinetoyjohnson.com
