directed by Tegan Shohet '01
produced by Leah Plunkett '01
Loeb Experimental Theater
Years ago scientists took some water from a spa in France that was known for its medical benefits and purified it of all minerals, only to find that it still had the same curative effect on patients: the water, they discovered, had "memory." In the critically acclaimed English play The Memory of Water, three sisters return home for their mother's funeral only to find that their pasts still permeate their world, even though the linchpin, their mother, is gone. Long buried conflicts rise to the fore as the men in their lives pop in unexpectedly. But far from a somber play about death and mourning, The Memory of Water is a hilarious comedy about sex, drugs and the embarrassing details of a shared past. Winner of the London Olivier Award for best comedy, Stephenson's play is sure to bring as much laughter to Harvard as it did to the West End.
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