In ‘Crystal Gaze’, three women inhabit a lavish setting—the magnificently Art Deco rooms of Eltham Palace in London. Clad in impeccable period clothing and pearl jewelry, evoking the extravagance of the 1920s, these women become the medium through which Mayer draws a visual parallel to the tradition of classical Hollywood cinema and its iconic stars. Unlike her earlier films, this piece features a script, though it takes the form of individual statements, monologues, and quotations. The cinematic role-playing weaves a complex web of dramatization, camera work, and staging.