MOTH by Declan Greene Moth Education Pack FINAL | Page 7

SYNOPSIS
Sebastian is a terminally unpopular fifteen-year-old suburban kid, with an overactive
imagination and an obsession with anime and death. His only friend Claryssa is an emo
Wiccan art-freak barely one rung higher than Sebastian on the social ladder.
What starts as just another night drinking down at the cricket nets, soon gives way to an
ecstatic vision that leaves Sebastian unconscious and Claryssa missing without explanation.
The next morning, he wakes up with a mysterious moth in a jar by his bed, a burning passion
to save the souls of all humankind and a desperate need to reach Claryssa. Sebastian spirals
into a breathless ride of schizophrenic delusion and religious passion, living life at a feverish
pitch that can only lead to tragedy.
Mental illness. Religious zeal. Love. This is a highly charged, rapid-fire, funny and moving
production.
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