The Nostalgia will eat itself (2020)
written by John Fisher; directed by Nick Lutke
This was a Heller Launchpad presentation (co-presented in partnership with Midwestern Theatre Troupe) of a Write That Down Production.
The Nostalgia Will Eat Itself follows a Tinder date between a young man who rose to quasi-fame playing and discussing video games on YouTube and a young woman whose interest in gaming is tempered by the industry’s sexist attitudes. Both of them harbor secrets and, before the night ends, blood will spill. Tulsa native (and current Chicago resident) John Fisher blends traditional horror elements with the horrors of online dating and toxic masculinity in this reflection on nostalgia, misogyny, and fame in a post-GamerGate world.
Photos by C. Andrew Nichols
Content Warning: Some of the following images depict fictionalized violence. Alcohol is also seen/consumed.
