The Play About My Father
Fuse Theatre Ensemble
by Kate Mura
The Back Door Theatre (4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97215)
- April 11 – May 5
- Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.
- Sundays @ 3 p.m.
“In 50 minutes, she switches voices and characterizations effortlessly, and offers vivid representa- tions of people who exhibit compassion in a trying time. It gives you hope that people can be like this all the time, not just in the wake of tragedy.” – Theater Jones
The Play About My Father created and performed by Kate Mura, is a theatrical “thank you” to the New Jersey community who rallied around her family after her father’s freak accident. This tale of (seemingly- too-rare) compassion and kindness features physical storytelling, corporeal mime, improv and a magic skirt! Watch her shift from tragedy to acceptance via the race track, ghosts, and lots and lots of casseroles.
The Play About My Father began as a short mask show, Suburban Tribe in the very first, Fertile Ground. It grew & transformed over the past decade through national and international tours, theft, and death. Resiliency, continues in this final iteration transforming tragedy into creation.
