publication - Jumblies Theatre

Later during our tea time, Mona hurried back to her apartmentto get framed seashells she had made for a friend and a poemshe had written when her son died, three years ago.Mona has shared the grief and pain of losing her son to suicideand told us that the opening show of ‘Bridge of One Hair” onApril 26, 2007 would mark the third anniversary of his death. Italked to Faye about incorporating Mona’s poem in the play.The poem was full of pain but at its heart was the memoryof her son’s voice and laughter. This is one example of theserendipitous connections between art and life that emergefrom community arts. Mona’s poem becoming part of ‘Bridgeof One Hair’ gives another story of pain, cleansing and newbeginning, in tune with the play’s central narrative about theSomali woman, Nellie, Nettie and Mollie.●