←Recommendations of Extraordinary People

Sandra de Helen’s characters are born with complexities unlike any others and her play, Extraordinary People, allows us a glimpse of the intricate hurdles the conjoined twins must overcome, whether together or apart, as their individual identities develop in adulthood.

A fascinating look at conjoined twins and how people are connected and separated in life, in death, and in marriage. A funeral and a wedding bring several sets of twins back together to ruminate on whether or not to have surgery to end their disability, or to stay who they are and what makes them unique and together. Are they the same person if they are apart? Can they exist without one another? Many absorbing questions are woven into the arguments and confessions of these friends and siblings. Aptly named extraordinary people.

A fascinating look at conjoined twins and how people are connected and separated in life, in death, and in marriage. A funeral and a wedding bring several sets of twins back together to ruminate on whether or not to have surgery to end their disability, or to stay who they are and what makes them unique and together. Are they the same person if they are apart? Can they exist without one another? Many absorbing questions are woven into the arguments and confessions of these friends and siblings. Aptly named extraordinary people.

Sandra de Helen has created an utterly original and completely fascinating concept for a play here!

A dramatically unique look at the complexities of relationships with ourselves and those who are closest -- sometimes literally -- to us. A bold narrative about finding our own way and the struggle between independence and love.