MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE

​A MIDWEST PREMIERE
October 7 – November 1, 2015
written by Geraldine Aaron
directed by Siiri Scott

The hilarious and moving story of Angela, recently deserted by her husband for a younger woman, as she sets out to survive and enjoy a life on her own. In a world of surly solicitors, "Lonely Hearts" dates, help line counselors and a myriad of self-diagnosed diseases, does Angela fight to keep her husband... or just move on? A Midwest premiere by one of Ireland's leading female playwrights.

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CAST
Barbara Figgins (Angela)
Axl The Dog (Himself)

CREW
Jen Bukovsky (Stage Manager)
(Lighting Design)
Matthew Isler (Scenic Design)
​(Sound)

Hilarious and sad.
​Figgins carries the show, maintaining a quiet inner strength throughout any number of surface indignities."
~ TIME OUT CHICAGO

Terrific. Figgins pulls the audience in immediately."
~ THE FOURTH WALSH

"Barbara Figgins executes the bathos with flawless timing. Her performance is so dynamic that the stage feels populated by many rather than one."
~ NEW CITY

Wonderfully ridiculous... Funny and lucid"
~ CHICAGO TRIBUNE

A tour de force performance by Barbara Figgins... Her sheer command of the complex show has her easily morphing into many characters, reaching deep emotions, as well as nailing spot-on comic bits."
~ CHICAGO CRITIC

Barbara Figgins is
​engaging as Angela."
~ THE READER

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