EMILITA AND THE FAERY GLEN
2000
Emilita is pregnant with the unborn wild child (the eternal dreamer) by the King of Mist, who in turn has banished her from the Faery Glen. In order to give birth she must return, or there will be no more dreaming in the universe ever. To aid her in this struggle she summons the Soldiers of the Sea. Thus the battle begins…
Emilita and the Faery Glen was first broadcast at Symphony Space on Broadway at WNYC and was originally commissioned and then co-produced by Deadalus Theater Company in New York. (NY, 2001).
Featuring
Robert Caccoma, Amy Cox, Karen Frazier, George Heslin, Michael Lopez, John O’Callaghan, Imelda O’Reilly Laura Taylor.
A Deadalus Theatre & FAZINATE Productions co-production.
Written & Directed by Imelda O’Reilly
Choreography by Amy Cox
Costumes by Nicole Bartelme
Original music by Joel Diamond
Poster Design: John Connor
Photos: Bobbie Kingsley
“The beautiful Fairy tale Emilita and the Fairy Glen is part theatrical poem, part theater, influenced by the beat poets and harkening back to a whimsical Irish tradition.”
“She stares at innocence perched on a toadstool” is a quote from the poem/play Emilita and the Fairy Glen. This work harkens back to Irish mythology to stories such as Glas Gaivien where a woman who steals a cow ends up provoking a war. Instead Emilita angers the King of Mist and is banished from the Fairy Glen. The King of Mist can come across as a victim, but the theme of the piece explores the boundaries of chaos and order. The heroine of the piece also elicits her dark side, and during the war battle she cries “love spills as passion on the ocean’s floor.” Lopez the actor says, “the play made something out these elements that is beautiful and the world we created is interesting and compelling all based upon imagination, movement and dreaming.”
Listen to a full performance of Emilita & the Fairy Glen.