Enter The Cromwell Chronicles: a world of rain, pine trees, and magic. It is a story where a rejection from your crush is just as important as a power-hungry demon. This is a show born from a love of the Pacific Northwest and melodramatic teen dramas, and the desire to tell the stories that don’t often get told in popular media. Through the messy metaphor of monsterhood, our young adults explore themes of identity and community. Maybe along the way, we’ll find the magic within ourselves.
Everyone converges at the docks; Daisy Mae and Priya look into Cromwell history. CWs: Mentions of death, drowning, and grief. Vampire hunger and feeding. Inter-party conflict between player characters (arguing, physical assault). Blood and physical injury. Mentions of bullying. Links to the episode transcript and full credits can be found Read more…
As aftermath of the day’s events plays out, the twins and Ximena go home midday. Meanwhile, Daisy Mae meets an ally in the library, and Alicia has doubts about her date with Ro. Wrenn and David argue about what to do next. CW: Discussion of inter-party fighting, death, violence, vampire Read more…
Simmering conflicts come to a head when Aleks and Ximena confront Orpheus and Ro in the school gardens. An unlikely choice leads Wrenn to discover Orpheus’ own secrets. CW: Violence, death, slight mentions of unreality. Fighting (physical and verbal). Mentions of drowning, amnesia. Smoking and underage drug use (marijuana). Links Read more…
Back at school on Monday morning, Ximena asks Aleks about vampire lore, Ro asks Alicia out on a date, and Eva and Wrenn finally meet Orpheus face-to-face. CW: Mentions of death, murder. Smoking, drug use (marijuana). Brief mention of vampires feeding on people. Links to the episode transcript and full Read more…
The twins check in with each other after the party. Different characters’ attempts to rest are met with troubling dreams. Aleks gets a voicemail. CW: Underage drinking and alcohol consumption. Mentions/allusions to death, grieving, vampires feeding on people (not detailed). Nightmares/unsettling dream sequences; unreality, slight body horror. Vampiric hypnotism used Read more…
Secrets come to light when Ximena discovers the Petrov’s true nature. Wrenn and Ro scramble to help Daisy Mae. CW: Underage drinking and alcohol consumption. Discussion of a car accident. Links to the episode transcript and full credits can be found at midnightceremoniesmedia.com.
While people arrive to the Petrov’s Halloween party, Daisy Mae has some trouble adjusting to life off campus after dark. Ro brings music and drinks. CW: Mentions of underage drinking, alcohol, bullying, and death. Links to the episode transcript and full credits can be found at midnightceremoniesmedia.com
As they prepare for the Petrov’s party, our teens talk with their families. Daisy Mae confronts Ximena in the school gardens. CWs: Mentions of bullying, physical harm, speeding, alcohol, underage drinking, and divorce. Links to the episode transcript and full credits can be found at midnightceremoniesmedia.com
As Ro’s band starts coming together, conflict ensues as our group of characters face off with the school bully, the social scene, and each other. CW: Allusions to bullying, minor injuries (scrapes/cuts), speeding, brief mentions of racism, alcohol, and underage drinking Links to the episode transcript and full credits can Read more…
On a Thursday afternoon late in October, Ro seeks out members for their band, Aleks and Ximena work on a “history assignment,” Eva paints, and Wrenn meets a gnome. CW: Car accidents, drowning, mentions of death and drugs/smoking. Links to the episode transcript and full credits can be found at Read more…