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02/19/2020 11:01 PM77 U-Turn, a one-woman play with “songs, story, and hope” by Julie Fitzpatrick, will be offered Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Guilford, 122 Broad Street, Guilford, with a talkback following the performance.
The event, recommended for ages 12 and up, is free and open to the public.
The play was previously performed as part of the Guilford Performing Arts Festival in September.
77 U-Turn is a spoken word performance piece “that explores what happens when we turn around and look back before moving forward. It is about revisiting one’s childhood home and a beloved brother’s fall into the grasp of mental illness. Poetic, touching, and honest, 77 U-Turn uses song and story to delve into themes of coming home, parenting, love, loss, and confusion,” says the press release.
Keely Baisden-Knudsen, of Legacy Theatre in Branford, directs and Bill Speed plays the piano. The performance is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Pilgrim Fellowship.
Fitzpatrick is an actress, acting coach, and writer who also works in her family’s car dealership. She recently returned to her hometown of Guilford after 15 years working as an actress in New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and California. She’s a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and went to the American Conservatory Theater for her MFA. She’s been working on 77 U-Turn, about her return to Guilford, for approximately a year.