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Blackberry Winter

  • Steve Yockey
  • Full Length Play, Drama
  • 1M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573708497

Years of success, meticulous planning, and an eye for detail have in no way prepared Vivienne Avery for her mother's slide into the grip of dementia.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Target Audience: Adult

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Years of success, meticulous planning, and an eye for detail have in no way prepared Vivienne Avery for her mother's slide into the grip of dementia. Initially hiding behind insomnia-fueled baking and a polite smile, stories about her mother leave Vivienne's inner turmoil quietly laid bare in a juxtaposition of stories, theatrical gestures, and a children's story-esque Alzheimer's "creation myth."

REVIEWS:

"Steve Yockey's new play, Blackberry Winter, doesn't sugarcoat the situation, but it effectively humanizes what the disease can be like for patients and their loved ones."

 The Washington Post

"...the pure, heartfelt emotion guiding the play ultimately comes from Yockey. As Vivienne would agree, such wonders in life never cease and what's most important is appreciating the possibilities."

 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Compassionate and insightful."

 Boston Globe

  • Casting: 1M, 2F

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Years of success, meticulous planning, and an eye for detail have in no way prepared Vivienne Avery for her mother's slide into the grip of dementia. Initially hiding behind insomnia-fueled baking and a polite smile, stories about her mother leave Vivienne's inner turmoil quietly laid bare in a juxtaposition of stories, theatrical gestures, and a children's story-esque Alzheimer's "creation myth."

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