The Taste of Emeralds

FULL LENGTH. Sisters Margot and Caitlin meet up at their mother's small, decrepit apartment to go through her possessions after her recent death. As the day slowly turns into night they begin to unpack the secrets of their past until the haunting influence of their mother throughout their years begins to look a lot like an actual haunting...

FULL LENGTH. Sisters Margot and Caitlin meet up at their mother's small, decrepit apartment to go through her possessions after her recent death. As the day slowly turns into night they begin to unpack the secrets of their past until the haunting influence of their mother throughout their years begins to look a lot like an actual haunting...

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The Taste of Emeralds

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  • John Scavone: The Taste of Emeralds

    A dark insight into how a person can carry so much more history than just her own past, and in a misguided attempt to unburden herself, lay it in a festering heap on those closest to her. Riveting from start to finish.

    A dark insight into how a person can carry so much more history than just her own past, and in a misguided attempt to unburden herself, lay it in a festering heap on those closest to her. Riveting from start to finish.

  • Michael C. O'Day: The Taste of Emeralds

    As somebody who has private in-jokes with family members about our terrifying shared backstory - and who has pulled moldering doll parts out of said family's attic - I can attest to the underlying truth of Dellagiarino's marvelous, mordantly funny, genuinely scary ghost story. It keeps you guessing whether the central spectre is supernatural, a manifestation of mental illness, or of generational trauma - until you understand Dellagiagino's dark insight that there's ultimately not much difference between these.

    As somebody who has private in-jokes with family members about our terrifying shared backstory - and who has pulled moldering doll parts out of said family's attic - I can attest to the underlying truth of Dellagiarino's marvelous, mordantly funny, genuinely scary ghost story. It keeps you guessing whether the central spectre is supernatural, a manifestation of mental illness, or of generational trauma - until you understand Dellagiagino's dark insight that there's ultimately not much difference between these.

  • Alexander Perez: The Taste of Emeralds

    A decidedly intense comedy that shows no mercy. Dellagiarino's quips slice and dice through past trauma and present betrayal not once sacrificing humor for emotional heft.

    A decidedly intense comedy that shows no mercy. Dellagiarino's quips slice and dice through past trauma and present betrayal not once sacrificing humor for emotional heft.

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MARGOT: F. late 30s/ early 40s. The older sister. Tough, brisk, and brittle. She hides a lot behind a carefully manicured exterior, but inside everything is a complete and utter mess.
CAITLIN: F. late 30s. The younger sister. Loud and brash, a "heart on your sleeve" kind of person who is messy (both physically and emotionally) and proud of it.
DEREK: M. late 30s/ early 40s. Husband of Margot. A keeper of the peace and a lover of a good home-brew after a long day at work.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Walking Shadow Readers Theatre, Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization Garage Theatre Ensemble, Year 2021
  • Type Reading, Organization Garage Theatre Ensemble, Year 2021

Awards

  • Gary Marshall Theatre New Works Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2022