delicacy of a puffin heart

by Stefani Kuo

In a small San Francisco apartment in the 1990’s, Meryl and Ana Sofia, a lesbian couple, attempt to conceive a child through in-vitro fertilization while navigating Meryl's bipolar disorder II. In the same apartment two decades later, their daughter, Robyn and her roommate Hadley are forced to navigate their friendship through Robyn's cancer. In the struggle to take control of their lives, relationships, and...

In a small San Francisco apartment in the 1990’s, Meryl and Ana Sofia, a lesbian couple, attempt to conceive a child through in-vitro fertilization while navigating Meryl's bipolar disorder II. In the same apartment two decades later, their daughter, Robyn and her roommate Hadley are forced to navigate their friendship through Robyn's cancer. In the struggle to take control of their lives, relationships, and illnesses four women unravel the complexity of their Asian, Bulgarian, and outsider to American identities and experience the potential loss of female friendship and sense of self: What does it mean to love someone honestly even when they are incapable of being honest with themselves?

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  • Aly Kantor: delicacy of a puffin heart

    This is a fascinating play - I am furiously taking notes about how the playwright revealed information so deliberately through the masterful integration of two simultaneous timelines. While the structure and storytelling are phenomenal, I'm absolutely in love with the dialogue! It's natural, snappy, compelling, and feels effortless, despite doing a lot of narrative work. There is such a profound sense of loneliness in these characters, who are each hiding so much of themselves and so willing to see others clearly... if only they had a route in. A truly unique and interesting work!

    This is a fascinating play - I am furiously taking notes about how the playwright revealed information so deliberately through the masterful integration of two simultaneous timelines. While the structure and storytelling are phenomenal, I'm absolutely in love with the dialogue! It's natural, snappy, compelling, and feels effortless, despite doing a lot of narrative work. There is such a profound sense of loneliness in these characters, who are each hiding so much of themselves and so willing to see others clearly... if only they had a route in. A truly unique and interesting work!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: delicacy of a puffin heart

    This play is gorgeous. It shifts seamlessly back and forth in time as we follow these five women, and the dialogue is poetry. Just beautiful.

    This play is gorgeous. It shifts seamlessly back and forth in time as we follow these five women, and the dialogue is poetry. Just beautiful.

  • Shaun Leisher: delicacy of a puffin heart

    A really special play about female relationships. I absolutely love this play. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!

    A really special play about female relationships. I absolutely love this play. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Williamstown Theater Festival, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Williamstown Theater Festival, Year 2017

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization Corkscrew Theatre Festival, Year 2018
  • Type Fringe, Organization The Parsnip Ship, Year 2018

Awards

  • The Jerome Fellowship
    Playwrights Center
    Finalist
    2018
  • The Van Lier New Voices Fellowship
    The Lark Theater Company
    Finalist
    2018
  • The Ground Floor
    Berkeley Repertory
    Finalist
    2018