ELEMENTS

Dana, a celebrated British author born to a half-Indian, half- Kenyan father and a half-Irish, half-Jamaican mother, has spent her life navigating the fractured landscapes of culture, identity, and belonging. Her acclaimed novels have given voice to countless others, yet her own truth has remained buried—hidden beneath the surface of family dysfunction, intergenerational trauma, and unrelenting grief. On the anniversary of her young son's death, Dana is scheduled to speak to a hall full of eager students—young minds ready to draw inspiration from her literary success. But as she prepares for her presentation, something cracks. What begins as a rehearsal quickly unravels into a raw, unfiltered outpouring of sorrow, rage, and long-silenced pain. Before an imaginary audience, Dana breaks open—layer by layer, memory by memory— revealing the darkness she has long kept at bay. Part confessional, part performance, Elements is a searing exploration of loss, identity, and the fragile boundary between choosing death and choosing to live. With haunting lyricism and devastating honesty, this piece invites the audience to witness a woman confronting the ghosts that have shaped her—and asking, in real time, whether healing is still possible.