“BLINK ONCE FOR BURIAL. BLINK TWICE FOR A FRIDAY FUNERAL. BLINK THRICE IF YOU HATE MY GUTS.”
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ma is dead; now what happens? Vichet Chum’s world premiere follows two sisters—at odds since birth—as they settle the affairs of their strong-willed, wise-cracking mother while reconciling their family’s Cambodian heritage with its ever-so-complicated American present. Where’s the will? A burial or cremation? And what do we do with Ma’s teeth? Bald Sisters is an irreverent, comic and ultimately poignant examination of the ties that bind multigenerational families of immigrants together: history, spirituality and humor.
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Additional Information
Casts & Artists
The Artists
- Playwright Vichet Chum
- Director Patricia McGregor
Sponsors
Lead Production Sponsor
Laurents/Hatcher Foundation
Grand Production Sponsor
Edgerton Foundation
Steppenwolf's New Plays Initiative is supported by the Zell Family Foundation.
Accessibility Services sponsored by John Hart and Carol Prins
Bald Sisters is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
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