Far Worse Things

Far Worse Things

A modern gothic horror story

Written by Chelsea Sutton
Directed by Keiana Richard

A woman and a man sitting on a stage, with music stands in front of them, recording a video with a smartphone mounted on a stand. The woman is wearing a beanie and vest, and the man is in a plaid shirt. They are smiling and appear to be having fun.

Kal and Jonah haven’t seen each other for a year after the death of their friend and fellow urban explorer. But tonight they are reuniting for one more adventure into the depths of the notorious abandoned Link-Synder building, which happens to be the filming location of their favorite cult horror movie. Kal aims to recreate the film’s lost scene for their Youtube channel, while Jonah just wants to get out of there alive. As the strange story of the building begins to unravel, they realize there might be something still alive in this dead place — and getting out of these man-made ruins may be harder than they thought. FAR WORSE THINGS is a gothic horror and dark comedy that fuses Hollywood monsters and haunted house stories  to excavate the human obsession with ruin and neglect and our fallible relationship with memory and history.

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

  • Workshop Reading, LGBT Center, October 2025

  • Reading, Culver City Library, October 2024

  • Reading, Rogue Lab, 2019

PHOTOS

Two men are standing at a music stand under purple stage lighting. One man has glasses, dark hair, a beard, tattoos, and is wearing a white T-shirt. The other man has short curly hair and is wearing a plaid shirt over a white T-shirt.

Creative Team

Chelsea Sutton - Playwright
Keiana Richard - Director
John Nobori - Sound Designer
Sarah Krainin - Scenic & Puppet Designer
Grace Wilkerson - Assistant Director
Ashley Weaver - Stage Manager

PERFORMERS 2024 & 2025

Zachary Bones
Zachary Davidson
Tane Kawasaki 
Mak Shealy
Khalil Muhammad

Puppeteers: Julia Hibner, Natalie Lambert, Dre Lopez, Austin Fresh

Development Team

Chelsea Sutton
Keiana Richard
Eric Fagundes
Tyler Bremer 
Sarah Kay Peters
Alexis N. Robles

FAR WORSE THINGS is made possible in part by the City of Culver City and its Cultural Affairs Commission, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the City of West Hollywood.

Sponsors