DEAR ANNIE, I HATE YOU
At 20 years old, Sam was thriving: Her life was full of friends, fun, and most of all- possibilities. She could be anything she wanted to be. Until a fateful day that a hit in the head and diagnosis changed her life forever: the discovery of an aneurysm ticking inside her head.
Suddenly, Sam's life spun from full of possibilities into a spiral of life-and-death decision-making that left her gasping for air. Trying her hardest to stay afloat above the water and live the life that was supposed to be guaranteed to her, Sam is now telling the tale and what she's learned nearly a decade later.
ZOO PLAYGROUND, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
August 2024
Written & Created by SAMANTHA IPEMA
Directed by JAMES METEYARD
Set & Lighting Design by HUGO DODSWORTH
Sound Design by DAN BALFOUR
Video Design by DOUGLAS COGHLAN
Photographs by ALEX BRENNER