Filmmaker Oriana Ng Debuts Provocative Rashomon-Style Short Play “Eclipse”

In filmmaker Oriana Ng’s provocative short play debut, “Eclipse,” a high school student, her boyfriend, and her teacher share their perspective of an alleged incident of sexual assault. The 20-minute play is told through a series of monologues in the principal's office as a one-sided dialogue with the audience – keeping them on their toes and proving how easily their judgment can be swayed. “Eclipse” is part of the Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival, Program #4, and plays alongside four other short plays on July 16, 18 & 20 at The Chain Theatre, 312 West 36 Street, 3rd Floor, NYC 10018. This world premiere features Denny Dale Bess* (Mr. Howard) who is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, Brynn Gauthier* (Lily) who recently played River in “Appropriate” at the Old Globe, and Dylan Pitanza (Eddy), an alumni of the Lee Strasberg Institute for Theatre and Film and recently appeared in “FBI.” Costumes are by Micaela Hecht. *Indicates Equity Members appearing with permission of AEA.