“-the singular and elemental thrills of Grail Knight will linger like the summer heat.” - Nathan Frontiero, Montague Reporter
Grail Knight: An Immersive Play
Grail Knight, written by Sean French-Byrne and directed by Ezekiel Baskin, is an immersive retelling of the story of the Quest for the Holy Grail. Here Sir Galahad, the last knight of the Round Table, is reimagined as a young trans girl struggling under the weight of destiny and the task of fixing her predecessors’ Camelot. Galahad is joined on her quest by Sir Mordred, the king’s bastard, whose fate is to tear down Camelot, and Lancelot, her blood father who has done the unspeakable to ensure Camelot’s survival. To Mordred, Galahad is a mirror of his own experience; to Lancelot, Galahad is an uncomfortable echo of his past. Together, they seek the grail and face their entangled destinies.
Grail Knight: An Immersive play ran from July 21st-July 31st at Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, MA. The play took place throughout the breadth of the Sanctuary, and the audience was free to explore the enclaves and secrets of the space throughout the play. Each audience member had the choice to follow the grail quest as they wished; the threads of the story intertwine and weave, but each character’s path was unique.
How long is the span of unraveling?
Living in a broken world, the characters of Grail Knight face questions that haunt us today: How can we fix the mistakes of our predecessors? How do we find agency and identity in a world where we must conform to survive? Is there room to live and love in a dying world? How can we break from the power structures and narratives we are raised within?
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