Fish in
the tank
in-version ensemble
Hollywood Fringe Festival (Thyemele Arts)
& PrideFest at The Tank NYC
2025
Cast:
Rae - Christabelle Marbun
Echo - Emily Lee
Creative Team:
Playwright & Director - Cerulean Long
Dramaturg & Photographer - Ruby Wang
Lighting Designer - Bianca Bishop
Sound Designer & Composer - Zoe Lai
Set/Prop Designer - Chloe Zhu & Lucy Zhang
Intimacy Choreographer - Anna Rajala
Produced by in-version ensemble:
Producer & Co-Artistic Director - Jane Su
Literary Manager & Co-Artistic Director - Cerulean Long
Marketing Director - Jieru Wang
Development Director - Ruby Wang
Production Credits:
Stage Manager - Jieru Wang
The School (Voiceover) - Lia Gonzalez
Sound Operator - Annabelle Mei
Pianist - Jonathan Wu
Photographer - Ruby Wang, Lia Gonzalez, Nicole Chen
Special thanks - Tyler Neufeld, Yiran Zhao
In the “tank” ruled by fear, surveillance, and control, two queer “fish” embark on a wave-like, poetic quest for truth and freedom.
But how can they truly escape – through love, death, or something beyond?
How do we navigate intimacy both defined and confined by institutional walls?
How do we seek closure when unfolding the past feels like tearing up an old wound?
Fish in the Tank is a one-act play exploring these haunting questions through an intimate and turbulent coming-of-age journey of two queer characters, Echo and Rae, set on the rooftop of an all-girls boarding school. The play begins when they see each other for the first time in six years, after an unspoken incident completely altered the course of their lives. ​
Night.
The rooftop of an all-girls boarding school.
A coastal city. Subtropical monsoon climate.
Summer – with rainstorms, typhoons, and sticky air.
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