Girlhood is calling. In this one-woman show, Moo takes us back through the years, navigating growing up, girlhood, and the expectations that accompany it.
At 22, Meg finds herself stumbling through yet another job interview. As her confidence falters, we are transported back to 2007, when she was seven years old. From that moment, age by age and stage by stage, we watch Moo grow up and into her twenties.
Joy, curiosity, confusion, heartbreak, and hope shape Meg’s path into adulthood. The people she meets. The friendships she forms. The challenges she faces. The many moments that inform who she becomes. Peeling back the layers of girlhood and the expectations that accompany it.
Honest and heartfelt, My Name is Moo is a bold solo show exploring the journey of growing up.
From New York-trained actor and playwright, Emma Cushing, My Name is Moo is a piece dedicated to the process of becoming. Emma studied Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. After completing her degree, she worked on Broadway in producing. Now based back in New Zealand, Emma is delighted to be premiering My Name is Moo where her love of theatre began
Co-director Isabelle Hoskyn is a film and theatre practitioner based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, originally from Washington, D.C. A University of Auckland graduate, she works across the stage and screen as a producer, director, and lighting designer. She is passionate about telling complex, thoughtful stories that explore aspects of the female experience
Recommended for ages 16 and above. Please see below content warnings.
Written by Emma Cushing
Creative Team: Actor, Writer, Producer, Co-Director - Emma Cushing
Co-Director, Producer - Isabelle Hoskyn
Lighting Designer, Production Manager - Rae Longshaw-Park
Audience Warnings:Recommended for ages 16+ This production includes: haze, flashing lights, coarse language, themes of body image, sexual themes and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
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