David Caudle

In this short narrative nod to the classic film Gaslight, gifted aerialist Cara falls hard for Sol, the lighting designer on her upcoming high-stakes solo show. When safety and communication issues plague rehearsals, Cara begins to doubt her perceptions and grows more and more dependent on Sol. With the outside perspective of good friends, Cara is forced to consider that her anxiety and growing insecurities have been planted in her mind by Sol in an effort to control her.

Doug, a newly transitioning trans woman, has yet to take a new name. When she returns home with her pregnant partner for her parents’ 40th Anniversary, her mother unexpectedly struggles. Recognizing the fear behind the resistance, Doug extends to her mother an extraordinary gesture of grace.