A women lawyer, Bayley, and her girlfriend, Shue, a struggling classical musician, see their relationship teeter as Bayley's mother falls to Alzheimer's and the looming memories of her own unloving marriage to a lighting scientist. In stylized storytelling with the World's Fair in the background and the WNBA in the foreground, Bayley seeks to recharge her life and chart a new path. ...
A women lawyer, Bayley, and her girlfriend, Shue, a struggling classical musician, see their relationship teeter as Bayley's mother falls to Alzheimer's and the looming memories of her own unloving marriage to a lighting scientist. In stylized storytelling with the World's Fair in the background and the WNBA in the foreground, Bayley seeks to recharge her life and chart a new path.
Various settings; 3 w.; 1 hr. 35 min. [Philadelphia, Shubin Th., Phil GL Theatre Festival., Swerve Prods.(Robin Eisenberg, dir.); Women at Wings, Wings Theatre, NY; Bailiwick Repertory Co., Chicago; HAG Theatre at Smith Theatre, Buffalo.
"Cooper is a graceful and skilled writer... exceptional writing ... You won't regret seeing it." Stewart Benedict, NY critic. "Speaks to the complexities of life ... and dealing with a parent's mental and physical decline." Theatremania.com. "Takes on the dynamics of relationships and the reconciliation and changing nature of the family." NY Blade "A poem of a play ...elegant construction ... sure to evoke emotion and provoke thought long after the theater grows dark." "A winner." Rick Reed, Lambda Publications.
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Melissa Bell:
23 Jul. 2021
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This play of family dysfunction, fame, secrets and discovery strikes the right note at the crossroads of memory and forgiveness. Wonderful! ”