The Empty
Nest
(Nido vacío)
Can all mothers make pancakes? Can all mothers be a mother? Is a
woman's natural impulse towards motherhood a decision or a
psychical condition to which she must subject?
The Empty Nest is a journey from the activities
of daily life into a world of doubt and denial. Two competitive
half-sisters meet to empty the house of their deceased grandparents
and pack the last things that ties them to their childhood. In this
cosmos of crackled memories and sprouting hopes, they ask
themselves the question: 'To be or not to be a mother?' It
is this dilemma that compel the two women to dive into family
memories and confront themselves with the doubts that emerge from
their past experiences.
Actresses: Carolina Pizarro and Gulia
Varotto
Direction and dramaturgy: Roberta Carreri
Light design: Luis Alonso
Co-production: Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium and
Regula
Teatro
The performance is in Spanish.