Ruby and Camille are sisters who’ve grown a part, but were they ever really that close? In rural Oregon, estrangement, magic, and memory collide, as an ice storm locks them inside the old family cabin. After all this time… they will finally be together. Can you handle it? Sometimes you just don’t know whether to laugh or cry… Remote, by Sofia Molimbi, is a modern-day comedy about human connection, sisterhood, and the secrets we keep.
Remote is a “bare-bones” style of play, which uses the strength of its storytelling to transport us in time and space. It had its first public reading in the Fertile Ground Festival, produced by Line Storm playwrights. In this newly updated draft, the story moves deeper into the story and characters, as we uncover the true heart of their estrangement.
Sofia Molimbi (Dubrawsky) is a playwright, dramaturg, actor, and theatre director. She is the recipient of the 2023 Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship for Drama. She has been published by Smith & Kraus, Applause Acting Series, Meriwether Publishing, Pioneer Drama Service, and The Pitkin Review. Recent Plays include: I’m Here for You, Junior Year Abroad, The Mystery of Pittock Mansion (a commission from Stages Youth Theatre), Group; or Marlene is Dead, Remote, The Eclipse, The Heart of Gravesend, Bugs, Tiny Home. She has worked as a theatre artist in NYC, Dublin, Helsinki, and Portland, OR. Awards: Finalist- The Portland Civic New Play Award, The Finlandia Foundation, The Spirit of Goddard, and The Pearl Foundation. She holds an MFA in Playwriting/ Creative Writing from Goddard College. Memberships: The Dramatist Guild, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and she is a proud member of Line Storm Playwrights in Portland, OR. Her most recent plays have had development work with: Theatre33 at Willamette University (Salem, OR), Fertile Ground Festival at Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, OR), Portland Center Stage (OR) and Chapel Theatre. When she’s not writing, you can find her chasing after her three young sons. For more info: www.sofiamolimbi.com Or read her work on The New Play Exchange.
Kaia Maarja Hillier is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful work. Kaia is a proud former Theatre Vertigo company member, currently improvises it up with No Filter Improv and will make you giggle in the sketch duo JK Squared. Kaia is also a professional Astrologer & has recently opened up her business: Hiya Kaia Astrology. Kaia is delighted and warmed to be able to play again in this space which she holds near and dear to her heart. Acting experiences & shows include: Jess In Everything You Touch; Ronnie in Stupid Ghost, Trish in Complex & Thalia in The Delays by Sara Jean Accuardi. Other companies and works include: The Pulp Stage, Corrib Theatre, Anonymous Theatre (Clue), a Shakespeare company, Bag & Baggage, CoHo & Northwest Classical Theater. Kaia sends ya all the love and all the cosmic winks.
Anya Jones (they/them) is an actor and costume designer originally from Seattle, WA. They hold a BFA in Acting from Willamette University, and a Classical Acting Certificate from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts Semester Program. Recent performing credits include Grow Learn Play (Theatre 33), Original Practice Shakespeare Festival's 2025 Season, and Sudden and Severe Hunger (Fertile Ground Festival, 2026). Check out their work @anyacjones
Tamara Carroll (they/them) is a director, dramaturg, and long-time active member of the Portland theatre community. As a champion of new work, they currently serve as Festival Director for PATA's Fertile Ground Festival of New Work, and us currently involved in several ongoing script development processes, including The Sugar Hole by Virginia Baeta and Amy Driesler (OUTwright, JAW), The Mask I Wear by Jonathan Hernandez (Fertile Ground 2025 & 2026), and Mascs by Michael John Garcés (Profile Theatre). Their favorite local directing projects include This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (CoHo Productions), The Delays (Theatre Vertigo), Good Kids (Oregon Children's Theatre), The Jungle Book (Northwest Children's Theatre), Fezziwig's Fortune (Anonymous Theatre), and Trade (Corrib Theatre). Tamara holds an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities from University of Texas at Austin.