A fisherman falls in love with a woman who is a selkie - part human and part seal. She must make a choice between betrayal and self-sacrifice: past or future, heart or home in The Ballad of the Pale Fisherman. Written and directed by local playwright Isabel Nelson, Pale Fisherman is inspired by Irish and Scottish folk tales. This physical theater performance uses song and movement to create the fisherman, storytellers and the sea creatures. A hit at the 2010 Minneapolis Fringe Festival, the production was selected winner of Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Isabel Nelson) and Outstanding Female Performance (Anna Reichert) on FringeFamous.com.
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Ballad of the Pale Fisherman Reviews
| Aisle Say Twin Cities - Highly Recommended
"... The ensemble performs marvelously, drawing us into the world of their remote fishing village with no help from a set or a sound designer. The lives of the characters in Pale Fisherman are marked by the rhythm of daily routine, and the performers – using no more than an accordion and their own voices – illustrate that rhythm by creating a sonic landscape that brings to life the steady crash of waves on the beach, the ring of a church bell, and the creak of a rusty front door."
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