Twenty Seven Ways to Say Goodbye

by Kamarie Chapman

A play in process; this is a draft as of mid(ish) May 2020.

(CW: Self Harm, Mental Illness)

Dad died. It happened and it sucks. And now the kids left are grappling with identity, place, and the oppression of a legacy of abandonment and disfunction. The story centers around Ari, a single-mother of a sixteen year old and her struggle with mental health, death in the family, and love of Dolly Parton.

The play...

A play in process; this is a draft as of mid(ish) May 2020.

(CW: Self Harm, Mental Illness)

Dad died. It happened and it sucks. And now the kids left are grappling with identity, place, and the oppression of a legacy of abandonment and disfunction. The story centers around Ari, a single-mother of a sixteen year old and her struggle with mental health, death in the family, and love of Dolly Parton.

The play is designed as a collaboration with performers and producers to create a unique story that each group identifies with. Hopefully the message of loss and overcoming loss is universal.

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Twenty Seven Ways to Say Goodbye