'Two young women meet face to face for the first time across the bed of a dying man. Strangers to each other but bonded by blood and grief. Sisters. They break the cold silence of the hospital room to start a difficult conversation. About the past and secrets. About the women who were their mothers. And about why this man, their father, abandoned one family to make another. When the past is dying and can’t say sorry, how do you move on?
Sista Girl is an exploration of the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, via the story of two women who share a white father. Co-written by Elena Carapetis (Gorgon) and Alexis West (Echoes …. of Knowing Home), the play will speak directly to audiences about questions of identity, grief and the complex nature of family.' (Production summary)
Presented By State Theatre Company & Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company. Performed at the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre 30 May - 3 June 2017.
This production toured outer metropolitan Adelaide and south Australian regional centres.
Director: Kyle Morrison.
Designer: Miranda Hampton.
Lighting Designer: Rick Worringham.
Composer/Sound Designer: Andrew Howard.
Cast includes Sharni Mcdermott and Nadia Rossi.
