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Fertile Ground 2019 Concludes With Monsters and Musicals

Fertile Ground 2019 is literally ending on a high note with an array of plays that includes several striking musicals. The Broken Planetarium’s Sirens of Coos Bay is a rock-and-roll revamp of The Little Mermaid, Holly Yurth Harmon’s Welcome to Zion uses song to take us inside the mind of a tormented gay Mormon and Lily Valentine Productions’ disconnected: a frankenstein musical is exactly what it sounds like—except when it isn’t.

Teen Detectives, Embattled Siblings and an Airport are Among Fertile Ground’s Highlights

“Electricity”—that’s the word playwright Maeve Z recently used to describe the vibe of Fertile Ground. The aggressive pace of the festival of new works, she points out, forces you to go onstage before you are ready. There isn’t always time to finesse every detail in the lighting design or rehearse to perfection all the emotional beats. Sometimes you simply have to trust that what you are offering will thrill, move or entertain.
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