ROLLER SOUL  

A ROLLER SKATING HORROR THEATER PRODUCTION

Written, Produced and  Directed by Carolyn Hamilton


ROLLER SOUL, A Roller Play

Synopsis

ROLLER SOUL began as a screenplay before being adapted into a roller-skating horror show—live on skates!

Lily, a lonely succubus, has only one friend in the world: Mrs. Bernadette Weatherly, a washed-up Floridian drag queen and the sole keeper of Lily’s dark secret. Longing for connection, Lily is drawn to San Francisco’s tight-knit skate community, where she becomes fixated on one skater in particular—Skates, a rising star and the best roller skater in the world.

Roller Soul, a new theatrical work by Carolyn Hamilton, follows these star-crossed lovers and the one fatal detail that threatens their affair: as a succubus, Lily’s intimate encounters always end the same way—with euphoric pleasure, the extraction of her lovers’ souls, and their ultimate deaths.

Can this doomed pair find a way to be together despite Lily’s monstrous nature? Will their shared passion for skating save them, or will the suspicious residents of The Golden City, unnerved by a string of mysterious murders, tear apart not only the skate community—but a romance to die for?

Roller Soul’s original art by Tattoo Artist Miranda Brouwer

"My ultimate goal for Roller Soul is to create a community-driven, live roller-skating horror theater experience. I want to set up shop in different cities, featuring local skaters, drag performers, and musicians."

Roller Soul: A Roller Horror Theatrical Performance

Press Release 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023 Friday, January 13, 2023 Saturday, January 14, 2023

Thursday, January 19, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 Saturday, January 21, 2023

Cafe Istanbul
2372 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
7pm Doors, 8pm Show
$25 tickets at the door and online, Ages 21+ Roller Soul on Eventbrite

Cast: Marlo Barrera (Lily), Christopher Carradine (Skates), Ms. Bernadette Weatherly (Godmother), Courtney Saylor (Incubus), Jonathan Holmes (Reaper), Charles Weimer (Jungle) Sibbie Jean (Lazer), Harlow Martin, Lizzie Collins, Marnie Williamson, Jacob Reptile (Madonna Lizard), Miss Smokestack Lightning (Courtney Love). Special performances by The Flaming Flagettes!

Visual FX: JC Arnold
Sound FX: Peter Barr and Tony Bianchini Choreography: Courtney Saylor, Marlo Barrera, Christopher Carradine

Stage Manager: Nari Tomassetti Writer, Producer, Director: Carolyn Hamilton Assistant Producer: Kyo Vermeulen
Roller Soul on Eventbrite

ABOUT CAROLYN

Carolyn received a BA in English with emphasis on Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and recently graduated from UCLA Theater, Film and Television Professional Program for screenwriting. She has performed with Aqua Mob, a local New Orleans theater group for several years. Emergency Room RN, former derby girl, and lover of theater and the arts. She currently lives and writes scripts in Los Angeles.


INFOMATION

Interested in hosting Roller Soul in your theater space? Let’s create together.


Currently working on attaining theater grants to bring Roller Soul to LA, SF, NYC and beyond!


“In the skating community, there are no boundaries. It doesn’t matter what age you are or what background. Everybody comes together and just skates.”

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