Fish in the Tank

LA @ Hollywood Fringe Festival (June, 2025)

NYC @ The Tank (June, 2025)

How do we navigate intimacy both defined and confined by institutional walls? How do we seek closure when unfolding the past feels like tearing up an old wound?

Fish in the Tank is a one-act play exploring these haunting questions through an intimate and turbulent coming-of-age journey of two queer characters, Echo and Rae, set on the rooftop of an all-girls boarding school. The play begins when they see each other for the first time in six years, after an unspoken incident completely altered the course of their lives. ​

In the “tank” ruled by fear, surveillance, and control, two queer “fish” embark on a wave-like, poetic quest for truth and freedom.

But how can they truly escape – through love, death, or something beyond? 

Cast:

Rae – Christabelle Marbun

Echo – Emily Lee 

Creative Team:

Playwright & Director – Cerulean Long

Dramaturg & Photographer – Ruby Wang

Lighting Designer – Bianca Bishop

Sound Designer & Composer – Zoe Lai

Set/Prop Designer – Chloe Zhu & Lucy Zhang

Intimacy Choreographer – Anna Rajala 

Production Credits:

Stage Manager – Jieru Wang, Pam Noles

The School (Voiceover) – Lia Gonzalez

Sound Operator – Annabelle Mei

Pianist – Jonathan Wu

Photographer – Ruby Wang, Lia Gonzalez, Nicole Chen

Workshop production developed by Untitled Theatre Company, with Lauren Lau, Emily Lee, Zoe Lai, Bianca Bishop, Chloe Zhu, Renhe Wang, Anna Rajala, Tyler Neufeld, Lia Gonzalez, Matt Lee, Zen Rame, and Chelsea Dai.