A brilliantly unexpected take on the Irish Potato Famine that is a metatheatrical delight. Dana shifts time, space, and intention effortlessly, from Irish workhouse to immigrant ship to Australia to modern-day eating disorder outpatient groups, linked by the overarching theme of hunger: for companionship, for food, for meaning. Wily Emer tricks her way onto an immigrant ship to Australia in place of her better-read friend Aoife, as the hunger never seems to be sated. I especially love the shifting from stereotypically bad Irish accents into modern American accents to represent truth and inner...
A brilliantly unexpected take on the Irish Potato Famine that is a metatheatrical delight. Dana shifts time, space, and intention effortlessly, from Irish workhouse to immigrant ship to Australia to modern-day eating disorder outpatient groups, linked by the overarching theme of hunger: for companionship, for food, for meaning. Wily Emer tricks her way onto an immigrant ship to Australia in place of her better-read friend Aoife, as the hunger never seems to be sated. I especially love the shifting from stereotypically bad Irish accents into modern American accents to represent truth and inner thought. Terrific stuff.