"Kaitlyn Bird ... [gives] a very charismatic performance ... [New Leaf] always chooses intelligent plays and they go out of their way to choose ... unusual scripts that we haven't seen before."
"[Y]ou'll ... admire the quicksilver performance late-twentysomething Kaitlin Byrd is giving as a legitimately precocious ten-year-old ... a performance that has to be difficult to execute but couldn't be easier to watch."
"New Leaf Theatre consistently has presented intelligent fare in small but physically dynamic stagings ... The production looks good in Michelle Lilly O'Brien's detailed household set, and the performances are assured."
Meet Iris, an unnervingly astute, disturbingly mature 10-year-old who thinks nothing ever happens in her country, her city, her house - nothing, that is, until her beloved goldfish dies, marking the beginning of the Cuban missile crisis and the collapse of her family. Add the appearance of a mysterious stranger and you've got a quick-paced, heartbreaking dramatic comedy that builds with thoughtfulness, wit and despairing charm - and with that touch of the surreal that comes only with family.
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Girl in the Goldfish Bowl is supported by a grant from The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL received its world premiere at the Arts Club in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in March, 2002.
GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, Gary Goddard Agency, Toronto, Canada, goddard@canadafilm.com
