The Ballad of Briar Grant
Hayley’s whole life has always revolved around her best friend, Briar Grant. When their relationship abruptly combusts, Hayley finds herself unexpectedly shipped off to an orchard in the South of France. Stranded in the most beautiful place on earth, the world seems to be playing a joke on her. The Kiwi woman she’s wound up working with is also named Briar Grant.
The Ballad of Briar Grant is a new dramedy by Jack McGee about two very sad divas taking it out on one another amongst the apple trees. Together they’ll play out decades old conflicts that have nothing and everything to do with each other.
“Two women who talk and talk past each other. A mystery to solve. Maturity to grow. Relationships to explore, both with others and ourselves. They talk, and talk, and come to some conclusions about themselves. They learn, or seem to. We care, as we’re meant to. And we’re entertained, as we’d hope to be.”
“Caldeiro and Barker have great chemistry, and clearly a lot of trust in one another.”
“…a story told not in clean arcs but in moments—missed connections, late-night phone calls, the shifting light of a French orchard.”
Credits
Directed by Lia Kelly
Written by Jack McGee
Co-Produced by Abby Lyons, Jack McGee
Performed by Phoebe Caldeiro, Anna Barker
Set & Costume Design by Heather Wright
Lighting Design by Jacob Banks
Sound Design by Ben Kelly
Composition by Phoebe Caldeiro
Stage Management by Abby Lyons
Image Credits by Emily K Brown
Additional Performances by Abby Lyons, Emily K Brown and Marushka Caldeiro
Supported by
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