West of the 3rd Meridian

2 Actors: 1 Female (plays multiple ages), 1 Male (plays multiple ages)
One Act
Running Time: 95 Minutes

merĭ’dĭan: n. & a. circle passing through celestial poles and zenith of any place on earth’s surface; corresponding line on a map; point at which sun or star attains highest altitude; prime, full splendour

Meridian is a prairie ghost story. It is a two-actor play set in a farmhouse on the edge of the prairie, which is also the central character of the story. Moments keep replaying in the space, the audience taken on a backwards progression in time. The play tackles the ideas of expectation, loss and haunting. West of the third meridian is a physical location. Rural sites are identified with a series of locators, one of which is the site’s relation to the meridians. The meridian is also the pinnacle, the best, the highest point of a star. This play is populated with characters that haunt a location full of raised and lowered expectations and who find softness in falling just a bit short.

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