I'D MUCH RATHER BE PAINTING FRUIT

Director: Devon Hayakawa

Playwright & Performer: Emma S. Rund

Fringe Festival Production, Rogue Theater Festival, New York City, July 2022​

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Embarking on a project to declutter her life, Emma comes face to face with boxes of her brother Jacob’s things, which pull her into long-forgotten memories. My Big Brother Fights Monsters is a one-woman show that explores the playwright’s relationship with Jacob, who lost his battle with cancer at just 9 years old, leaving 5-year-old Emmie without her best friend. Now, Emma must ask: if these items don’t spark joy can she thank them and say goodbye, as Marie Kondo suggests, or can they somehow add up to the brother she lost?