February StageWorks Staged Reading of:
“Scintilla” by Alessandro Camon.
Directed by Kyle Hutslar
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 pm
At Acting Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E Mishawaka Ave, Mishawaka IN 46545
THE STORY: Michael and Nora travel to visit his mother Marianne, a reclusive artist who lives at the edge of the woods in California’s Wine Country. As a raging wildfire approaches, Michael must deal with Marianne’s refusal to leave and the arrival of two unexpected visitors. The rising tension exposes a complicated family history erupting into a larger question about our very survival on this planet.
“Scintilla” is part of “THE LONELY TRILOGY”, which also includes “Time Alone” and “The Listener”. The script was published in June 2024.
“Terrific … a sobering look at the fires we set, those we flee and those that engulf us … What seems like a deceptively simple premise develops several intriguing layers … Equal parts domestic drama and a harrowing investigation into the results of climate change, SCINTILLA is as impactful as it is unrelenting.” —Evan Henderson, Broadway World
“Exquisite, lyrical, urgently important.” —Travis Michael Holder
Genre: Drama between generations with a life-or-death outcome.
Adult material and content
Alessandro Camon is a writer and producer born in Italy and currently living in Los Angeles. He is best known for writing “The Messenger”, a contemporary drama about military officers delivering casualty notifications, with writer/director Oren Moverman. The screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award, Spirit Award, and Humanitas Award, and it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival. Alessandro’s producing credits include “Owning Mahowny”, “Thank You For Smoking”, “The Cooler”, “American Psycho”, “Bad Lieutenant: New Orleans and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”. He also wrote the script for “Black Lion”, a film about the real-life Afghanistan War reporter Carlos Mavroleon . Alessandro started his career in Italy, as a television programming executive and film critic. He holds a Degree in Philosophy from the University of Padua, Italy and an MA in Film from UCLA. He has published several books and articles on film and popular culture, both in English and Italian, and is a contributor to Salon.com and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Alessandro is married to film producer Suzanne Warren (The Last King of Scotland, Edge of Darkness, Hacksaw Ridge).
