A Play About My Father

Directed by: Rusty Tennant
Created and Performed by: Kate Mura

Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Portland, Oregon, April 2024

Reviews

• Review: THE PLAY ABOUT MY FATHER at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Broadway World
  

  “Mura plays many roles — grandmother, aunts, friends, neighbors, priest, Tony, and, briefly, herself — moving fluidly between characters in a way that seems effortless. Her transformations are supported by a dress by costume designer Jessica Kroeze that rivals Cinderella’s for magical properties. It may look like a plain gray frock at first, but it slowly reveals itself to be an impressive feat of sewing engineering.”

• One Woman Portrays a Community of Caregivers in Fuse Theatre Ensemble's “The Play About My Father”

  “The single costume for the play is an ingenious piece of engineering and artistry that aids Mura in morphing into different physical and emotional entities. Jessica Kroeze created what Tennant conceived as a “magic skirt” — a long gray garment that's so adaptable it takes only minor onstage adjustments for Mura to become each character. Sewn with an assortment of pockets, sleeves and clips, the skirt allows her to wear it like a jacket, a clerical robe, and even a pair of bib overalls.”