Currently seeking funding/sponsorship for a January 2027 run of Roller Soul at Cats Crawl Theater, Los Angeles.
Any donation by Zelle or Venmo will go directly into the production of Roller Soul Los Angeles. You will be supporting the Drag, Skating, Music and Performance Art communities in Los Angeles.
ROLLER SOUL
A ROLLER SKATING HORROR THEATER PRODUCTION
Written, Produced and Directed by Carolyn Hamilton
Roller Soul isn’t just a play - it’s a show within a show. A living showcase where skaters, drag performers, musicians, and other artists step into the spotlight and share their passion in real time. The story weaves throughout the experience, but within it are multiple layers: performance, movement, live music, spectacle, absurdist humor and community.
It’s part immersive theater, part underground roller disco, part haunted fever dream - creating a space where audiences don’t just watch the world of Roller Soul, they become part of it.
ROLLER SOUL, A Roller Play
Synopsis
ROLLER SOUL began as a screenplay before being adapted into a roller-skating horror show—live on skates!
Lily, a lonely succubus, has only one friend in the world: Mrs. Bernadette Weatherly, a washed-up Floridian drag queen and the sole keeper of Lily’s dark secret. Longing for connection, Lily is drawn to San Francisco’s tight-knit skate community, where she becomes fixated on one skater in particular—Skates, a rising star and the best roller skater in the world.
Roller Soul, a new theatrical work by Carolyn Hamilton, follows these star-crossed lovers and the one fatal detail that threatens their affair: as a succubus, Lily’s intimate encounters always end the same way—with euphoric pleasure, the extraction of her lovers’ souls, and their ultimate deaths.
Can this doomed pair find a way to be together despite Lily’s monstrous nature? Will their shared passion for skating save them, or will the suspicious residents of The Golden City, unnerved by a string of mysterious murders, tear apart not only the skate community—but a romance to die for?
Manifesting my screenplay into an A24, Neon or Blumhouse production.
Roller Soul’s original art by Tattoo Artist Miranda Brouwer (@closeknittattoos)
My ultimate goal for Roller Soul is to create a community-driven, live roller-skating horror theater experience. I want to set up shop in different cities, and feature local skaters, drag performers, and musicians.
Roller Soul: A Roller Horror Theatrical Performance
Press Release 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023 Friday, January 13, 2023 Saturday, January 14, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 Saturday, January 21, 2023
Cafe Istanbul
2372 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
7pm Doors, 8pm Show
$25 tickets at the door and online, Ages 21+ Roller Soul on Eventbrite
Cast: Marlo Barrera (Lily), Christopher Carradine (Skates), Ms. Bernadette Weatherly (Godmother), Courtney Saylor (Incubus), Jonathan Holmes (Reaper), Charles Weimer (Jungle) Sibbie Jean (Lazer), Harlow Martin, Lizzie Collins, Marnie Williamson, Jacob Reptile (Madonna Lizard), Miss Smokestack Lightning (Courtney Love). Special performances by The Flaming Flagettes!
Visual FX: JC Arnold
Sound FX: Peter Barr and Tony Bianchini Choreography: Courtney Saylor, Marlo Barrera, Christopher Carradine
Stage Manager: Nari Tomassetti
Writer, Producer, Director: Carolyn Hamilton Assistant Producer: Kyo Vermeulen
Roller Soul on Eventbrite
ABOUT CAROLYN
Carolyn received a BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and graduated from UCLA Theater, Film and Television Professional Program for screenwriting. For years, she wrote and performed with Aqua Mob, a local New Orleans theater group. Emergency Room RN, former derby girl, and lover of theater and the arts. She currently lives and writes scripts in Los Angeles.
INFOMATION
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