New Play IN THE SHADOW OF THE LIGHTHOUSE Told On Twitter

For the first time, a full-length play is being narrated on Twitter. "In the Shadow of the Lighthouse," by Carolina Aguilera, made its Twitter debut on Monday, December 28th, and is being told by its six characters.

The play, set in Montauk, Long Island, explores what happens when someoNe You love loves someoNe You hate. Four friends find out the answer as they spend a week at the beach, before one of them gets married and moves away. The arrival of her fiancé causes tension in the group, and triggers events that will change all their lives. A decade later, as the group convenes in the same house, the friends realize the cost of the choices they've made, and find betrayal and loyalty in unexpected places.

"In the Shadow..." won eyeBLINK Tomorrow's Gold! New Work Series and had its world premiere at the Gallery Players Black Box Festival in June 2009. Aguilera, the playwright/producer, is raising funds for the Manhattan production on Kickstarter, a crowd-funding site that was included in the New York Times Magazine's 2009 Year in Ideas.

The Twitter narration "was inspired by Next to Normal's very successful campaign," said Aguilera, "but instead of doing an adapted, Twitter-light version, I decided to let the six characters tell the entire play through a list." The Twitter version of the play is expected to close on March 1.

For further information, please visit www.intheshadowofthelighthouse.com

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