Lady Into Fox by Sam Hunter.
Based on the novella by David Garnett.
Presented in 2015 by the West in Los Angeles, CA
“Where his wife had been the moment before was a small fox, of a very bright red. He saw at once that his wife was looking at him from the animal’s eyes.” Richard a Silvia Tebrick have been married for about a year when one day, while walking in the woods, Silvia suddenly and permanently transforms into a fox. The two try to make their relationship work, but slowly they begin to drift apart and the change becomes normal.
The West takes on David Garnett’s role as the narrator, inviting the audience in by throwing their own stories into the mix. It is a campfire tale, or dinner time gossip. The play has been performed at the Hollywood Fringe, Bootleg Theater, the Echo Theater Company, Angel City Brewery, and the Lyric Hyperion Theater.
ONE OF THE 10 BEST PLAYS OF 2015
“An undeniably charming and satisfying hour of theater. All three members of the cast are excellent.”
“Another of this play’s great beauties is the performers’ sheer artistry. Only gradually do we appreciate the intense, demanding physicality of their work.”
“A banner year for dramas at Fringe, I wish for wider audiences to discover the thrills of Lady Into Fox.”
Credits
DIRECTION Sam Hunter
PERFORMERS Spencer Devlin Howard, Claire Kaplan, Nathan Turner
DESIGN Sam Hunter
PHOTOS BY Sam Atkin