A group of three survivors from a fratricidal war, who have no common language, struggle to survive in the mud of a camp with only an unreliable translator to keep their fragile peace. A child soldier leads the way to safety, but at a terrible price. A tree blooms gold in the middle of a winter that won't end. Winner of Perishable Theatre's International Women's Playwriting Competition, 2000
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MOTHERGUN
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Cheryl Bear:
26 Jul. 2020
“
An incredibly powerful and devastating story of war that will not leave you. Brilliant work. ”
Ellen Koivisto:
30 Nov. 2018
“
A childless mother, a wounded solider, and a crazy child solider are manipulated by a lying translator in a muddy, hellish war zone. At the base of a skeletal tree that is gradually adorned with glitter and gold from wrappers and sparkly garbage, these characters skirmish for what they need and what they can get, while the Wind of Voices buzzes the air around them. The training dance of the child solider that starts the piece is the dance of destruction. The play is brutal and beautiful, and must be a wonder on the stage. ”
Production History
Professional
,
Chaskis Theatre (London)
,
2016
University
,
Wheaton College, MA
,
2008
Professional
,
Emergency Theater Project (Midtown International Theatre Festival, NY)
,
2007
Workshop
,
Lincoln Center Directors' Lab
,
2002
Professional
,
Perishable Theatre
,
2001
Professional
,
Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway One-Act Play Festival
,
2001
Awards
Winner
,
Perishable Theater International Women’s Playwriting Award