Adelaide Fringe 2024
Daughters of Eve
Written and performed by Sarah Kwong
24 February - 2 March 2024
Studio 166 at Goodwood Theatre and Studios
For young girls, being raised Christian this means hearing about women whose highest achievements largely include being wives and mothers. It means learning lessons about avoiding temptation, not being a stumbling block, keeping yourself pure, and being a model of piety. And that means often feeling like a failure, thinking marriage and motherhood is the ultimate prize, and for many, ultimately leaving the church dejected yet empowered.
In this new one-woman show, Sarah retells the story of several Biblical women - Tamar, Ruth, Bathsheba and Sarah - looking for what they have to say to us today.
SYNOPSIS
Tamara longs for marriage but finds herself being constantly turned away until she feels like she has to go after what she wants with everything she's got. What a surprise to find it does not live up to all she has been promised. Ruby has limited interest in relationships but her friends urge her to find a husband before it's "too late". While the man she marries is nice enough, Ruby finds the experience miserable. Bethany is seduced and courted by her pastor, and finds herself wondering how she could have ended up in such an unhappy state. Finally, Sarah just wants to have a family, but a ten year long battle with fertility casts doubt over her marriage and her sense of purpose.
Through these stories comes a rejection of expectations and a reexamining of the tales we were told growing up.
Daughters of Eve: The Album
Visit my etsy store to purchase a digital download of the original songs featured in the show, as well as a few bonus tracks.