Poster by Marjorie Gallant
Not Always Happy
Director/Dramaturg
A humorous, sharp and subversive true-life adventure tale about finding and raising the mighty Thorin that will change how you think about people with Down syndrome. Written and performed by Kari Wagner-Peck, blogger of the popular atypicalson.com and contributor to The New York Times, Huffington Post, and other media outlets.
60 minutes
"poignant and refreshingly funny"
-- The Portland Phoenix
"she provides the ultimate gift of any storyteller: a testimony to our shared humanity that derives from one person’s peculiar journey."
-- The Portland Press Herald
Winner of the 2017 "PortFringe Pulitzer Award" for excellence in writing.
Two-time recipient of Maine Arts Commission grants.
Characters
Female solo performer/storyteller
Production & Development History
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Reading at Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England, January 2017
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Workshop readings in PortFringe 2017
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Full production premiere at Portland Stage, November 2017
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Colby College Theater & Dance, January 2018