IVAR TUNNEL: SHOOK ONES

By Akilah “AK” Walker

Ivar Tunnel: Shook Ones is a dark comedic social thriller that glimpses into the psyche of a Black woman who has recently moved into an apartment in Hollywood Hills, just beyond the Ivar Tunnel. Leigh Jones has been bombarded with notifications from the Neighborlie app about insidious happenings in Holly-hood. One particular post about an “unhoused” woman taking refuge in the Ivar Tunnel shakes something alive in Leigh. Along with the willful ignorance pouring from the people in closest proximity to Leigh–her neighbors, we discover that what’s below the surface of Leigh’s consciousness is a throbbing sense of inferiority that is exploded by the presence of the unhoused woman. She takes counsel from her friend Nicole, who helps manage Leigh’s intense curiosity for the unhoused woman and her deep resentment for how people on the app seem to rally around her. Leigh decides to confront the unhoused woman, which results in someone paying the ultimate price.