Marrow

produced by Resounding Scream Theatre & Alley Theatre (2016)
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Two siblings connect after a period of estrangement. One is a high-achieving academic researching witchcraft trials; the other is an eating disorder survivor. Both have secrets. As they delve into their conflicted past, they expose each other's fault-lines. Through non-linear scenes and poetic interludes, "Marrow" explores the complexity of self-determination, within families and experiences of mental health disability.
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Playwright: Veronique West
Director: Marisa Emma Smith
Assistant Director: Stephanie Henderson
Stage Manager: Diana Bartosh
Performers: Agnes Tong & Amanda Sum (Gabriola Theatre Festival, Port Theatre); Alexandra Lainfiesta & Baraka Rahmani (Vancouver Fringe Festival)
Sound Designer: CJ McGillivray
Lighting Designer: Keagan Elrick
Dramaturg: Daniel Arnold
Photography: Javier Sotres
In a dark studio, two performers kneel facing each other and holding hands. A circle of lit candles in glass jars surrounds them.
photo by Javier Sotres