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Thin Blood Memorabilia by Skylar Shen

Play Description: “Four seasons, a year of remembering; Four generations, a hundred years of deafening silence.”

On the cusp of turning 25, Juniper finds herself surrounded by boxes of forgotten keepsakes—tokens of heartbreaks, half-dreams, and one unopened journal from her late mother. What begins as a New Year’s act of curiosity unspools into a year-long journey across continents, languages, and generations. As Juniper follows the breadcrumbs of memory, she unearths the fractured lives of the women who came before her—mothers and grandmothers, whose stories span nearly a century.

Told through a kaleidoscope of voices spanning four generations of women, Thin Blood Memorabilia is a haunting solo work about what we inherit, what we forget, and what still lingers in the memorabilia we leave behind. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese-Korean diaspora, the play weaves together themes of generational trauma, cultural dislocation, and the complicated legacy of motherhood. Through the memorabilia she unboxes—letters, leaves, lullabies—Juniper traverses through the wreckage of their inheritance, confronts a lineage buried in silence and shame, and unveils the memories that refuse to fade.

Artistic Team:

Director/Playwright/Actor/Producer: Skylar Shen (she/they)
Stage Manager/Sound Designer: Jacob Padilla (he/they)
Scenic Designer: Bonnie Kim (She/her)
Lighting Designer: Cat Conte-Morrero (She/they)

Show times:

June 5  8:30pm
June 10 7pm
June 21 10:30pm
June 28 10am

Website:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/12217?tab=details

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