When:
March 8-23, 2019
Where:
PURE Theatre
134 Cannon Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds will be presented March 8–23, 2019. In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Filled with awkward humor, this strange and compassionate new play asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us. 2016 Critics’ Pick: The New York Times, New York Magazine, Time Out New York.
“A half-dozen troubled souls find that enforced silence doesn’t necessarily bring inner peace in Small Mouth Sounds, an enchanting play by Bess Wohl. As funny as it is, uh, quietly moving, Ms. Wohl’s play is also a model of ingenuity . . . With one exception—the (unseen) guru running this spiritual retreat—the characters hardly ever speak. Both the humor and the pathos spring mostly from wordless interaction, which is testimony to Ms. Wohl’s intrepid writing . . .” —The New York Times.
–Tidelines Editors
(Photo Credit: http://www.smallmouthsounds.com/)