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To The Root - A Solo Show | STG at Kerry Hall
Does your trauma (lowercase t) result from family, religion, or past relationships? Welcome friend, this solo show is for YOU!
To The Root - A Solo Show
How do you wrestle with the weight of familial expectation? Some of us handle the pressure better than others. To The Root is a love letter to the people who raised and shaped me: filled with cultural references, thoughtful questions, and the real true names of my family members. For real, you can Google all of them. Join me, won't you?
Xan is a playwright, poet, multihyphenate creative and all-around silly person who’s done everything in the Hollywood Fringe (HFF) and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals (EFF) aside from the carpentry. Her play “Sorry About My Friend” co-written with Rachel Scott, won the Encore Extension at the HFF19 where it was optioned and adapted into a screenplay. Xan’s writing career spans 30 years from her adolescent
Aladdin
fan fiction to her recent plays
All Good
,
To The Root
, and
T1D
each exploring the complex dynamics of identity, community, family, and faith. When off the stage, Xan works full time in the theatre as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager for Seattle Theatre Group where her love for the Seattle arts community has well and truly deepened. She would like to thank her family, friends, and theatre folk for supporting her through all seasons.
Information Source: Xan Herring | eventbrite
