Great Aunt Isla Chronicles

Solo Show · big prairie productions, kirsten vangsness, kelie mciver, eric schaeffer · Ages 16+ · 75 mins · United States of America

Content Warning one person show world premiere
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Review by RONNIE ORBACH

July 12, 2024 certified reviewer

What I liked

I loved the POV, how personal it was, and yet how universal…Very funny, but also heartbreakingly sad…I loved the physicality, the use of the props and costumes, the poetic language, and the perspective about women, self-acceptance, and letting go of the baggage from our past…

What I didn't like

Very little…This or that could be tweaked for clarity in terms of emphasizing certain words or phrases…The fragile voice of Aunt Isla was occasionally hard to hear, but these are minor quibbles…

My overall impression

A beautiful, extremely entertaining and moving piece of theater…Excellently written, directed and acted…

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