Ophelia's Jump presents The Electric Baby by Stephanie Zadravec

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Ophelia's Jump presents 

THE ELECTRIC BABY 
by Stefanie Zadravec
Directed by Beatrice Casagran
Assistant Director Aly Easton

December 9, 8pm
December 10, 3pm & 8pm
December 11, 4pm
December 16, 8pm
December 17, 3pm & 8pm
December 18, 4pm

When Helen causes a car accident that kills a young man, 
a group of fractured souls cross paths and connect 
around a mysterious dying baby who glows like the moon. 

Folk tales and folklore weave throughout this magical story 
of sad endings, strange beginnings and the unlikely people 
that get you from one place to the next.

"The imperceptible magic that pervades human existence and the power of myth to assuage sorrow are invoked by the playwright Stefanie Zadravec as she entwines the lives of strangers in THE ELECTRIC BABY, a touching new drama." 
—NY Times


"This surreal show functions like an adult pop-up book…[a] mix of fun and surprise." 
—The Week


"Sometimes even a critic is charmed into analytical silence. No, make that enthralled and also warned. Not that I can't think of ways to explain THE ELECTRIC BABY, but even if I were right, it might dull both its delicacy and its strength." 
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


"While it delves deeply into loss, Zadravec's rich, lyrical play is far from a dirge. Inflected with humor and folklore, it expounds on the stories, memories and relationship that become a refuge when staying up nights with a sick baby or lying in a hospital bed." 
—Star Ledger (New Jersey)