The Blessed Child

by Astrid Saalbach

Translated by Michael Evans
Directed by Christine Lin

Part of the Alcyone Festival 2009

Women rule the world, and men are reduced to pathetic house-slaves. No children have been born for decades, and humanity faces extinction. Then a female servant gets pregnant, apparently by divine intervention. She gives birth to the blessed child, who is half man and half beast. The play is a grotesque satire about a generation of adults so obsessed by their careers, ridiculous alternative lifestyles, and the pursuit of personal growth, that they no longer notice their children.

The first US production of Saalbach's work.

Featuring: Mary Anne Bowman, Carley Cornelius, Irene Kapustina, Ed Kuffert, Austin Oie, Gabe Omana, Amanda Reader, Nick Staten, Meghann Tabor, Quinlan Winkler

Director: Christine Lin
Lighting Designer: Ellen Moore
Costume Designer: Emily Nelson
Sound Designer: Antonio Bruno
Production Stage Manager: Amanda Frechette