Inch by Inch - Dream up Festival (Producers' Club Theaters, 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036)(See website for schedule)
A one-act by Rachel Graf Evans. When Bridget and Tom return to Bridget's hometown for her mother's funeral, Bridget learns that she has inherited the house and vegetable garden. However, only once she reconciles her deep-seated fears about family and identity will the garden let her escape. "Inch by Inch" will have its world premiere September 13 to 19 at Producers' Club Theaters, 358 West 44th Street, as part of Theater for the New City's 2015 Dream Up Festival. The play began as an imagining of the manifestation of the seven stages of grief, evolving into a two person show that follows Bridget through her journey of mourning her mother's passing. While the piece takes place within 24 hours of tangible time, it explores the confusion of linear time by incorporating dance and movement into the dialogue and transitions. The garden itself is a fantastical and mystical element, and comes to represent the Mother, both biological and Earth. Additionally, the piece explores the tensions between childhood home and adult home, and the question of where we fit in once we've grown up. The show also explores LGBTQ issues, with Bridget's struggle stemming from a discomfort in her own skin. Part of Bridget's resistance to her childhood home community is out of a fear of acceptance of who she has become and a struggle to make sense of her identity. Bridget can feel at home again once she reconciles her selves of both past and present. ($15) [email protected] Event Website