31 Plays in 31 Days, #3 - “No Secrets”

For Hawking part 8, we’re planning on continuing a thread we began with Clara in part 7: In the Bones. You can tell in that play that as Beatrice has gotten older and more independent, she and Clara have had more and more trouble getting along. We do not pay that off in that story, but it lays the groundwork for what we’re hoping to do in this upcoming one.

Right now we’re thinking the case at the center of part 8 is brought to them by Clara, who has a friend in some trouble and pulls in both Mary and Mrs. Hawking to work on it. She leads with the idea that she just wants to make sure her friend gets the help she needs, and maybe bring our heroes back together in the process, but she actually has an ulterior motive. It’s also fun to see a little vulnerability from Clara, who is usually so in control and strong.

This is very intentionally designed to mirror scene 2.2 in Base Instruments, where Clara calls out Nathaniel for trying to hide things from her.


Photo by Mark Edwards

( Day #3 - No Secrets )