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Dates:聽May 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 pm EST.
罢颈肠办别迟蝉:听General Admission聽$18
尝辞肠补迟颈辞苍:听Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building, University of 蓝莓视频, 200 University Avenue West, 蓝莓视频
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The story of a woman and her gynecologist lover leaves Erin with a burning question she cannot get out of her mind: Who is "Darling"?
About this event
WOOMcollaborative PRESENTS
DARLING
Written by Jenn Addesso
Performed by Jenn Addesso and Ellen Feuer
Directed by Andy Houston and Brooke Barnes
Designed by Gary Kirkham (digital scenography), Colin Labadie (sound), and Chelsea Vanoverbeke (lighting)
A manila envelope containing three cassette tapes and one journal from 1976 unravels MA student Erin Zeigler鈥檚 entire thesis before her dissertation defense. The story of a woman and her gynecologist lover leaves Erin with a burning question she cannot get out of her mind, even in her dreams: Who is 鈥淒arling鈥?
Through various media (sound, video, performance, and interactive pedagogical technology), this production Darling explores the archive of a woman from the past known only as 鈥淒arling.鈥 Through this process, the diary and cassettes 鈥 materials of the past 鈥 begin to resonate with Erin鈥檚 relevance to the present.
After Erin Zeigler, performed by Jenn Addesso, the young woman who discovers this archive, she becomes consumed ponderings her relationship to what it reveals about the role of professional women in society, gender norms, relationships of power 鈥 then and now 鈥 and the promise of love in a transgressive relationship.
In our consideration of the enigmatic Darling, we hope to inspire questions and collaboration with the audience about relationships, desire, and whether it鈥檚 possible to be completely satisfied with the path one鈥檚 life has taken.