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Gidion's Knot
Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother's son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severelyor he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion's act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability. An Atlanta Premiere. With: Monique Grant & Vanessa Aranegui "resonant[a] particularly eloquent study of people caught between the competing demands of reason, morality and familyharrowinga narrative that is as elegant as it is chilling." Washington Post.
"heart-stoppingthe show has pathos and suspense in bucketloadsWithin a lean 80 minutes, the show raises profound questions about parenting and education and documents the gut-wrenching force of maternal loyalty." Washingtonian.
"GIDION'S KNOT is as sad as life itself, and as funny and startling as wella beautiful, disturbing story." DCTheatreScene.com.
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LocationPinch 'n' Ouch Theatre (View)
195 Arizona Ave LW1
Atlanta, GA 30307
United States
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