Fata Morgana
2015 Kilroy List, Honorable Mention Indie Theater Now list of best plays of 2016
For Tori and Jack, life off the grid offers a welcome alternative to the turmoil of life back home… until Morgan shows up seeking sanctuary and offering the promise of long lost hopes for happiness. Having already walked away once, can Jack and Tori hold on to their separate peace, or will they risk it all for a shot at their dreams?
“It feels like a new American magic realism... ”
“Mahoney plays with reality in the same way with a string of deftly crafted domestic scenes — little pearls of relatively normal family dysfunction — that increase in intensity until they drop you into an ending of Medea-like proportions. This is a stellar first production of an exceptional play that deserves multiple future productions. It will be interesting to follow Mahoney’s and the play’s journey from here.”
CAST
Tori - Woman, mid30s-early 40s
Morgan - Teenager, 14-16 years old
Shelley - A neighbor 50’s- 60
Jack - Tori’s husband
The Crow - a talking crow, any gender, represented by a puppet or person or anything you can dream up.
“Fata Morgana, the latest production by Boise Contemporary Theater, uses this vertigo to reveal a compelling vision of psychological terror... Fata Morgana packs a wallop. It’s clever overall, funny in parts and inventive in ways that will draw audiences in. Be warned, though: It isn’t for the faint of heart. ”
PRODUCTION HISTORY
World Premiere
Boise Contemporary Theater
Workshop:
PTPlayFest, Key City Public (WA)
Readings:
Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (ID)
And Toto Too (Denver)
