Bushwick Starr presents this experimental new work about the life and times of a semi-fictional woman named Mother, who is based on the lives of several strong historical women. More…
Experimental theatre company Banana Bag & Bodice spins an outrageous shaggy-dog folktale of the adventurous and long-lived "Mother" - a character based on many particular, peculiar and compelling women from history. The outlandish poetic adventures of her youth include tales of riverboat piracy, a stint as a professional wrestler, and being raised by a family of cows, all told through a tenor of joyful hopelessness.
See it if you are happy seeing anything at all at the wonderful little Bushwick Starr, even something badly written and acted...
Don't see it if you have a low tolerance for poor acting and writing, jarring shifts in storyline, inconsistent characterization