Three Tall Women

@ the VT Theater Lab

Directed by Francesca Patrón

Adapted for zoom for social distancing in 2020

Dramaturgy by Erin Buvala Benites

Produced by Mayah Cruz

Director’s Note

In order to adapt to zoom theatre during quarantine, I approached the work as I would a live staged reading. This casual “living room” style of theatre aided to the unorthodox nature of zoom. Rather than recreate the essence of theatre on a virtual platform, I instead sought out to create a feel of three women telling their stories around a campfire. Simple, vulnerable, and heart-wrenching. I felt focusing on the words alone gave the text a new power. The protagonist holds the weight of what had gone unsaid throughout her whole life… I hoped that in this new storytelling platform, we could give her a chance to finally acknowledge the stories of shame, pain, and truth she had carried for so long.

Starring: 

A woman in her 90s: Connie Nelson

A woman in her 50s: Erin Buvala Benites

A woman in her 20s: Brenna Jackson