Eyes Catch Fire
by Jason Hall
by Jason Hall
Eyes Catch Fire is a daring drama that explores a family's tragic past and the broader implications of immigration and post-colonial life through a fragmented narrative that spans two decades.
About The Play
About The Play
TIME OUT CRITICS’ CHOICE
On the day of her son’s baptism, Mary Caldiera receives the one guest she least wants to see. Herself. Forced to revisit the past by a vision of herself at fifteen, Mary is vividly transported back to her youth. But as the events of an unimaginable tragedy begin to unfold all over again, will she be able to keep her memories repressed? Or will the Caldiera Family discover the truth about the desires and betrayalss that tore their family apart over a decade ago…
Eyes Catch Fire is a daring new drama that fragments time and shifts reality to tell the highly personal story of a family’s destruction – while also exposing the larger, political implications of immigration and post-colonial life. The play spans two decades, transporting the audience from the freezing suburbs of Canada to the scorching wilderness of British Guyana.