This new play invites you to Mermaidland, Florida, the only place on earth where mermaids are real. Part of the second annual Corkscrew Festival of new work.
Read more Show lessSee it if you like mermaid-related themes, as this is a glimpse in the alternative world of mermaid performers- & seeing the pros & cons of being one.
Don't see it if you expect the mermaid-human love story cliche. It's more horrific than romantic but still worth seeing for the lovely mermaids & their act. Read more
See it if you do not mind seeing few faces telling new stories. Who wouldn't enjoy mermaids making you question how you face adversity?
Don't see it if your taste aligns more with big budget productions.
See it if You like small new plays. You have ever been to magnolia gardens in Florida.
Don't see it if You like plays with big sets. You can’t sit through 90 minutes. You can’t use your imagination.
See it if support new writing from new voices, support women's playwriting, clever suggested underwater staging, to theorize when death is okay
Don't see it if no interest in new work, women's voices, festival stagings, new ideas, alligators or mermaids
See it if a beautiful production with strange happenings suggestive of metaphors or allegories appeal. Great costumes and "underwater" choreography
Don't see it if on stage violence distresses you. It is done symbolically but is what it is.
See it if You want to feel happy , be entertained and like fantasy with happy ending
Don't see it if You cant appreciate mermaids
See it if you'd like to witness a smart young writer’s one-of-a-kind take on the world—& a set designer that realizes that world on a shoestring.
Don't see it if you have no patience with plays that seem to inhabit a somewhat alternative reality to our world. Read more
See it if you want to see a light, fluffy play about mermaid girls working at an amusement park; you like supporting new work in a festival setting
Don't see it if you want high production value, or deeper story