A stage play by Floyd Toulet. Recognised by the V&A National Video Archive of Performance and endorsed by Peter Egan.
KNOCK KNOCK
GOES OFF-BROADWAY!
An exciting new production of this dark and
thought-provoking piece will be performed and filmed on Wednesday, 5th June, at 7:30 pm, at Manhattan’s Flea Theatre, New York.
SYNOPSIS
A slaughterhouse is set on fire and the man believed to be responsible is questioned. A disturbing game of cat and mouse ensues until a series of flashbacks finally exposes the truth. Surprising, powerful, and unsettling, KNOCK KNOCK takes you on a journey deep into a mind broken by the past.
Trigger Warning: contains scenes relating to mental health that some audiences may find upsetting.
"When we suffer, we suffer as equals. And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear... is a boy." Philip Wollen.
KNOCK KNOCK tells the story of a man who lives with Dissociative Identity disorder (D.I.D.) - known, until 1994, as Multiple Personality Disorder. It is a rare psychological condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states, are present in an individual and alternately take control of that individual. The person also experiences extensive memory loss. Usually, the primary identity or ‘host’ carries the individual’s given name and is passive, guilty and or depressed. Each of the identities or ‘alters’ is experienced as though it has a distinct history and self-image with a separate name, reported age, gender and personal history.
The various identities may or may not like or approve of one another or even know of one another’s existence. D.I.D. is thought to result from severe trauma during childhood. It is a coping mechanism - the person dissociates his / her conscious self from a situation or experience that is too painful to acknowledge.
Cast & Crew of hit show KNOCK KNOCK by Floyd Toulet Creator to Creators With Meosha Bean Podcast
WRITTEN BY – Floyd Toulet
DIRECTED BY–Chloe Champion
Joe Staton - Man
Claudia Conte-Buenrostro - Woman
Music by kind permission of the composer, Kai Engel
Running Time: 1 hour approx
Some disturbing themes.
Recommended for 15 and older.
"Absolutely spellbinding"
London Audience Club
 Joe StatonJoe Staton is a British Actor based in New York City and London. He is a recent graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (Two year Evening Conservatory) in New York and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London (One Year Foundation Diploma). Originally from Minehead, Sommerset, he grew up in France and Spain. |  Claudia Conte-BuenrostroClaudia Conte-Buenrostro is a Mexican actress currently based in New York City. She has a B.A. in Audiovisual Media from the University of Baja California in Mexico and also recently graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Her latest theater credits are, Olga in “Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow '' . Vi in “The Memory of Water'' and Lil in “Last summer at Bluefish Cove”. Her most recent T.V. and Film credits include the Netflix show Monarca, Amazon Studio’s Un Papá pirata. |
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 KNOCK KNOCK PERFORMANCE 10 |  Chloe ChampkenHaving completed her BA at Trinity Laban in South East London, Chloe moved to New York in May 2022 to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where she continues her studies. KNOCK KNOCK (New York 2023) |
“I have dissociative identity disorder.
Do you know what that means?
It means people like you think I’m insane.”
Surprising, powerful and unsettling, KNOCK KNOCK takes you on a journey deep into a mind broken by the past.
“I hear voices in my head. Each one as recognisable and individual to me as yours is to you."
"KNOCK KNOCK dares us not to look away."
Peter Egan
Actor and Advocate
