Selkie: Between Land and Sea

August 11 – August 28

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7pm; Friday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4pm.

Adults $25; Youth under 21 $15

On the wild rocky coast of the islands north of Scotland, it is told round the peat fires that the selkies transform into beautiful lasses on Midsummer's Eve and dance on the beach, celebrating the dual nature of the seal people- between land and sea.

This timeless myth chronicles the story of 16-year-old Elin Jean, who knows she is different from "the others." Elin Jean is drawn to the forbidden churn of the North Sea, where the islanders' deepest fears are rooted. To make matters worse, her webbed hands are only part of the secretive nature of her family's solitary existence. As she stands on the threshold of womanhood, Elin Jean discovers a hidden pelt that unlocks a mystery foretold by the selkies and is set on a path to find "the knowin'" she desperately seeks.

Filled with lyrical language, music and mysticism, this coming-of-age story will fascinate theatre-goers of all ages. The original version of this play was featured at the Bonderman Playwriting for Youth National Symposium and New Visions/New Voices at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and it won a Distinguished Play Award from the American Alliance for Theatre & Education.