"I
HATE THIS" - AN AWARD-WINNING
PLAY ON STILLBIRTH
AT THE 2004 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL
FRINGE FESTIVAL
"I am happy to submit to you an overwhelming recommendation for I HATE THIS ... I felt so strongly that David's play had much to offer to the public that I suggested to our local professional midwifery chapter that we present this play again to hallmark National Nurse Midwifery Week ... Even patrons who were older, or those who had never had children, expressed their approval of his powerful performance."
- Ellen Margles, CNM, MSN
University Hospitals Health System
"There is no word
for the parent of a
dead child." Join
David Hansen for "I
Hate This", a new
solo performance that takes you
from the moment his son was born
and through the year that follows
... but not in that order. An
honest, horrible, and even humorous
trip through one father¹s
experience with stillbirth.
"I Hate This" is directed
by Thomas Cullinan, with original
music by Dennis Yurich.
TOP TEN PLAY of 2003
"A breathtaking, heartbreaking
journey."
The Plain Dealer
BEST ACTOR, 2003
"Affably direct and casual
... Hansen walks a devilishly delicate
line."
Cleveland Scene
Where:
The Next Stage
312 West 11th Street
When:
Tue., Aug. 17 at 5:45
pm
Thu., Aug. 19 at 5:00 pm
Fri., Aug. 20 at 10:30 pm
Sat., Aug. 21 at 7:00 pm
Sun., Aug. 22 at 2:15 pm
Tickets: Inside NY: 212-279-4488 Outside
NY: 888-fringeNYC
http://www.fringenyc.org
Synopsis: David
and his wife Toni learn at her
30-week check-up that their unborn
child has died. Jumping back and
forth between two timelines, David
tells the story of the 36 hours
between learning this truth and
the birth of their first child,
as well as the year that follows
- detailing the frustration, recrimination,
guilt, sorrow and ultimate acceptance
of their son's death.
David plays over a dozen different
characters, including friends and
family members who cannot express
their feelings, medical practitioners(compassionate
and not) and himself, learning
to cope with his anger and helplessness
in the midst of grief, as well
as fashioning a new way of looking
at life.
For more information: http://www.badepitaph.org/ihatethis.html
Or contact: david@badepitaph.org
