TORN

About the show

A bare stage scattered with chairs. The air thick with unspoken truths and long-buried secrets. Torn follows the fractured Brooks family as they gather to confront a painful past. At the center of this cyclical maelstrom is Angel, a young woman demanding answers about the abuse she suffered as a child. As memories collide and accusations fly, we witness the devastating ripple effects of trauma across generations. Martello-White’s searing play employs a daring, non-linear structure to explore themes of family loyalty, racial identity, and the corrosive nature of secrets. Through overlapping dialogues and shifting timelines, we see how each family member grapples with their role in Angel’s story – from her mother 1st Twin‘s willful blindness to her cousin Emmanuel‘s conflicted silence. Torn asks: in a family built on lies, is reconciliation ever truly possible?