With opening night of Forbidden Fruit approaching, we’ve revealed many of the minds behind the multiple narratives living within the show. Here’s the last of our 8 fruits: The Grape. Performer Claire Aldridge, who worked with choreographer Amy Leona Havin to bring this piece into…
As we near the end of introducing our fruity ensemble, we are met with the crunchiest “fruit” of Forbidden Fruit: The Wheat Berry. Returning playwright…
Contrary to the last featured subject of our Forbidden Fruit series, this next fruit might be the most recognizable of the bunch. Say hello to The…
This fruit might take the prize for being the least recognizable of the Forbidden Fruit pantheon…I hadn't heard of it before working on this show…
This next Forbidden Fruit is so mythologically iconic, it hardly needs an introduction: it’s The Pomegranate. Olivia Mathews, performer and creator of…
Our next botanical muse wears the wildness that is at the core of Forbidden Fruit in its name. It’s not just any banana we’re talking about today: it’s…
The second of the 8 “fruits” of Forbidden Fruit isn’t really a fruit…but it is a fruiting body! Today, we’re talking about The Mushroom. Playwright…
First up of the 8 articles about the rooms and stories inspired by the “fruits” of our upcoming production, Forbidden Fruit, is The Fig! Playwright E.M…
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