
The Trick of Threes
In this one-woman-show, Katherine reflects on her time in a (fictional) rural American Christian cult and how she fell victim to her mind, family, and society. It’s “Black Swan” meets “Every Brilliant Thing", relying on magical realism, improvisation, audience interaction, and music to tell a heartbreakingly healing tale. It is a story that asks the audience, "What does it mean to be a victim?" and explores the choices people have when reclaiming their story.


Full Length - 60 minutes -1F
Katherine: 61 years old; trying to figure out what she believes in; commanding; quick-on-her-feet



Script History
Commission/Staged Reading - Theatre L'Acadie/Pocket Theatre, 2025
Workshop/Staged Reading - Microdose Theatre Project, 2026
Production - Instrumental Theatre Company, 2026

"Andersson brings much humanity to the play, both its strengths and challenges."
- Werner's Theatre Reviews
"The entire production has an earnest, vulnerable sensibility."
- Chicago Reader
"Andersson's script is perhaps most successful in this final regard, painting a disturbing and thought-provoking portrait of a woman whose own distant and abusive family unknowingly pushed her into the arms of a terrifying organization masquerading behind a veneer of love and acceptance."
- Ben Kaye Words







