Maya is a humble desk clerk at the legendary spy agency MI-6. Her literary ambitions abandoned, this single mother takes a side gig as a muse for hire to help make ends meet.

Maya’s first assignment is the washed-up novelist Everett Shaw. Having found fleeting fame for writing a scandalous pulp novel during his younger years, Everett struggles to recreate his success. Maya and Everett are initially at each others’ throats before learning to rely on each other. To help Everett regain his creative spark, Maya ends up discovering her own when she starts to tell tall tales otherwise reserved for her young daughter at bedtime.

Thus, the French superspy Simone Le Barre was born. Simone is everything that Maya wants to be — adventurous, tough as nails, and will pull out all the stops to get her way.

Much to Maya’s amused bewilderment, Everett is sold, hook, line, and sinker, on Maya’s secret life as a spy. However, things get tricky when these tall tales turn out to be more than just make-believe.

(Note: The actors playing Maya and Everett will assume dual roles as they re- enact the tales of Simone LeBarre)

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AFAFO Media - Ages 14+ - 1hr

Location: Actors Company (Other Space Theater)

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