Eleanor’s Story: Life After War
Création de Ingrid Garner | Production de Ingrid Garner | Origine: Fullerton, California
Théâtre de la Cour des arts
Détails
After surviving WWII caught in Berlin, Eleanor struggles to navigate U.S. high school while haunted by war trauma.
Avertissement de contenu
Discussion of suicide, sexual assault, and wartime violence. Wartime sounds (artillery, bombings, sirens, etc).
Représentations
- Thursday, June 126:00 PM
- Saturday, June 149:00 PM
- Sunday, June 152:30 PM
- Wednesday, June 188:00 PM
- Friday, June 2010:30PM
- Sunday, June 226:00 PM
Ingrid Garner, 16X award-winning creator of ‘Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany’, delivers a fascinating sequel to her grandmother’s memoir.
★★★★★ “A captivated full-house audience went from tears to breath held in suspense to roaring laughter.” -Edmonton Journal
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder serves as a theatrical device to contrast a plentiful America with Eleanor’s flashbacks of a ravaged Germany. Despite her newfound safety, an innocent sound or word can trigger a terrible recollection. The performance offers a fascinating look at the intricacies of coping with trauma, survivor’s guilt, family separation, and culture shock. While it presents a unique perspective (an American returning home after coming of age in a war zone) Eleanor’s struggle to assimilate into a peaceful society is all too familiar for today’s international refugees. The war may be over, but the battle within has just begun.
*It is not necessary to have seen the original show to enjoy this sequel.
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