A Girl Called Esther
EMP is opening its arms to Esther, Queen of Persia, by way of NYC.
Spark and Echo Arts is bringing its latest devised mixed-media creation, A Girl Called Esther, to EMP December 9-11.
Esther, a behavioral psychologist who thrives on keeping her life in order, is faced with a situation beyond her control when her mother falls into a coma. In a desperate attempt to wake her mother up, Esther forces herself to read the ancient story of Queen Esther to her mother–a story Esther hates and has avoided for years, but one that her mother loves. As she revisits the story her namesake’s story and begins to lose control, she finds herself face to face with a woman challenged by the same question she now faces–can she let go and trust?
Original music and movement inspired by old school spirituality.
Friday, December 9 at 8pm
Saturday, December 10 at 8pm
Sunday, December 11 at 4pm
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Produced by Spark and Echo Arts
Written by Chris Cragin
Original Concept by Jonathon Roberts and Emily Clare Zempel
Directed by Emily Ernst
Music by Jonathon Roberts
Movement by Deborah Wolfson
Set and Lighting Design by Rachelle Beckerman
Featuring Emily Clare Zempel and Jonathon Roberts