Elements: Or a Genre Bending War Play Featuring Famous Faces & Gwyneth Paltrow

By: Spencer Senzon

From Medusa Collective NYC, Sam’s waiting for a change. Their relationship has hit a wall, and they have student loans to pay. Sam’s bff Gwyneth Paltrow is trying to break them up to no avail. When a barrage of Sam’s exes suddenly appear like the 5 horsemen of the apocalypse they discover they’re the star player in an ancient elemental war. Ruth Bader Ginsberg performs a daring rescue, Gwyneth falls in love, Jesus Christ is a vaping influencer and garden of Eden- well she’s a little too old for this world…

As the director…

I felt fortunate to direct such a fun reading. The script lends itself to being comical, personal, and filled to the brim with a unique cast of characters.

Through this experience, I felt that I worked on my comedic timing, blocking focuses, and handling larger cast sizes. This production was presented as a staged reading, as the director- it was paramount that the script remained the primary focus while balancing entertaining blocking.