delicacy of a puffin heart
by STEFANI KUO
Directed by Theo Maltz
In a small San Francisco apartment in the 1990’s, Meryl and Ana Sofia, a lesbian couple, attempt to conceive a child through in-vitro fertilization while navigating Meryl's bipolar disorder II. In the same apartment two decades later, their daughter, Robyn and her roommate Hadley are forced to navigate their friendship through Robyn's cancer. In the struggle to take control of their lives, relationships, and illnesses four women unravel the complexity of their Asian, Bulgarian, and outsider to American identities and experience the potential loss of female friendship and sense of self: What does it mean to love someone honestly even when they are incapable of being honest with themselves?
Produced by Corkscrew Theatre Festival – July 2018
Produced by Parsnip Ship – October 2018
mentioned in the New York Times in “5 Podcasts to Bring Theater into Your Home” (August 2020)