A SLIGHT HEADACHE
PRESS QUOTES
“Pou has devised a concept rich in metaphorical and mythological resonance…”
“the vision that under girds the event is prodigious.”
“an amazing job of re-creating these now-extinct (19th century) institutions”
-Village Voice
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“There is originality and lyricism in Pou’s writing…”
“Pepper did a bang-up job of costume and wig design”
-Backstage
“Drawing on a fusion of history, dream and imagination, and on her visual and performing skills, Pou transforms herself into a woman who births a daughter from her head (and) plays both roles… the transformation is simple and astonishing”
“…shadow puppets haunt the tiny stage, building detail into a story of magical powers and mythic dimension.”
Bauman directs this remarkable undertaking with a sure hand.
-Metro News
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"Art/Theatre: A Slight Headache is Half art installation, half play; this metaphysical mother/daughter drama written by Alyson Pou concerns the plight of two women who's bond is metaphorical as well as literal (the daughter has been attached to her other since birth, by hair which cannot be cut.)...."
- Chelsea Now
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View artist and photographer Jim Moore's two part interview with Alyson Pou about the process of creating A Slight Headache and her historical research into 19th century medical practices, freakery, anatomy museums, and melodrama.