NOW EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 28
STARRING STACY ROSS
In this dramatic adaptation of her critically lauded, National Book Award-winning memoir, Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden unexpected loss of her husband, novelist John Gregory Dunne, and the illness of their daughter, Quintana, into a stunning one-woman play. In her grief, Didion found herself living inside self-protective delusions in the form of “magical thinking,” for she knows if she falls into the “vortex” of reality, she will be lost. Bringing her trademark style of cool observation, along with a personal and heartbreaking story, Joan Didion has crafted a singularly moving, theatrical experience.
“AN INTENSELY PERSONAL YET UNIVERSAL STORY OF HOPE IN THE FACE OF INESCAPABLE LOSS.” — PLAYBILL
The Year of Magical Thinking runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. There is no intermission.
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cast: STACY ROSS* |
creative team: JOAN DIDION NANCY CARLIN+ KENT DORSEY** CLIFF CARUTHERS** KURT LANDISMAN** VALERA COBLE DANI BAE* |
Member of: * Actor's Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers, ** United Scenic Artists, + Stage Directors and Choregraphers Society
JOAN DIDION (Playwright) is an award-winning American journalist and writer known for her novels, screenplays, plays, and memoirs. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Didion helped popularize modern “new journalism” or literary nonfiction through her often detailed and personal narratives.
STACY ROSS* (Joan Didion) happily returns to the Aurora after last appearing in Leni by Sarah Greenman. Other stints at the Aurora include A Kind of Alaska, Hedda Gabler, Man of Destiny and Gideon’s Knot. Around the Bay Area she has also been seen at Cal Shakes, SF Playhouse, Custom Made, A.C.T., Berkeley Rep, Playground and the late, great San Jose Rep. www.stacyrossactor.com
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