delicacy of a puffin heart NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%

(12 Ratings)

Positive

83%

Mixed

17%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Confusing, Ambitious, Absorbing, Thought-provoking

About the Show

This new drama traces the stories of two pairs of immigrant/first generation women living in the same San Francisco apartment, twenty years apart. Part of the second annual Corkscrew Festival of new work.

In a small San Francisco apartment in the 1990s, Meryl and Ana Sofia, a lesbian couple, attempt to conceive a child through in-vitro fertilization while managing Meryl's bipolar disorder. Two decades later, in the same apartment, their daughter Robyn and her roommate Hadley are forced to navigate their friendship through Robyn’s cancer treatment. As they struggle to take control of their lives, all four come to experience the unique weight and loss of female friendship. A wrenching, tender portrait of characters who are complicated the way real women are, 'delicacy of a puffin heart' considers what it means to love someone honestly even when they are incapable of telling the truth.

Show-Score Member Reviews (12)

Great acting, Great writing, Resonant, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a quirky show that’s topical without being preachy-gives you a fresh perspective yet allows you to relate to all characters.

Don't see it if You can’t follow a plot that bounces around a bit, sometimes overlapping more than one plot line in the same scene. I found it interesting.

Ambitious, Innovative, Complex, Disturbing, Sure-footed

See it if you are interested in innovative scripts from young writers, or in plays that do not blink when they engage difficult subjects.

Don't see it if you are not willing to pay close attention to a play that honestly engages difficult subjects & prickly characters. Read more

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if You want to see a play about two pairs of women twenty years apart and the "issues" they are dealing with.

Don't see it if You don't want to follow the lives of two pairs of women living in San Francisco twenty years apart. Read more

Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Great acting, Great staging

See it if You love a clever use of space, discovering great actors, and an entertaining, surprising storyline.

Don't see it if You don't like stories of friendship and its challenges. Read more

Ambitious, Confusing

See it if Women in various relationships with each other under stress and breaking. Lots of details left open though. Support Asian American artists.

Don't see it if Mental health episode/cancer's triggering. Talking about sex or seeing lesbian couple disturb you.If you wanted to know what the title meant Read more

Smart, Confusing, Thought-provoking, Intense

See it if you like plays with all female casts, about complex female relationships, like up and coming young playwrights

Don't see it if you don't like plays about female friendship and lesbian relationships, you will be confused at points by the multiple complex plot lines

Great acting, Great writing, Dizzying, Confusing

See it if You want good acting and a confusing story line. It is original so its worth seeing.

Don't see it if You don't want to see a play about female friendships.

Quirky, Slow, Relevant, Confusing, Great acting

See it if you want to see solid acting performances and story lines that are relevant to modern day but are somewhat confusing.

Don't see it if you aren't interested in plays about close female friendships.

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Creative team

Corkscrew Theater Festival