UNE's Clay Graybeal appears on ‘207’ to discuss his latest play
SEAL is a thrilling play based on a young, male patient with whom social work Professor Clay Graybeal, Ph.D., worked at a psychiatric facility.
The play was recently featured on ‘207’ on WCSH and in Maine Today.
The young man was experiencing dissociative disorders, causing him to lose track of time for minutes, hours and days. He claimed to be a Navy SEAL, who specialized in black-op assassinations and was on the run from the government and fearing for his life.
The story hinges on whether the patient is the victim of conspiracy or whether he’s mentally unstable.
“Is he crazy, or is he who he says he is,” Graybeal told Maine Today.
Graybeal writes plays that are loosely based on his experiences as a social worker. His plays deal with issues such as trauma, domestic violence and mental illness.
He hopes audience members who attend SEAL come away with an understanding of the complexities and effects of trauma and political intrigue.
"With literature and plays we get to go to places that we don’t in our everyday lives," Graybeal remarked to ‘207.’
SEAL is produced by The Theater Project in Brunswick. It runs through October 14.
