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ASHES & INK
October, 2015

The John Drew Theater Lab
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY

Directed by Topaz Adizes.  With Susan Stout as Molly, Montgomery Sutton as Quinn, Denny Dale Bess as Leo, Evan Fine as Felix.  Stage directions by Isabel McWhorter Rosen.

All photos by Laurie Lambrecht

“Ashes and Ink” a Play Exploring a Mother’s Love and a Son’s Addiction

By Annette Hinkle

For parents, the love of a child is absolute. But the issue of addiction has a way of testing familial bonds unlike any other, and when a child spends years struggling with addiction, over time even the most dedicated parent can find that love is conditional.

“Ashes and Ink,” Martha Pichey’s new play, explores just that by telling the tough love tale of a mother and son dealing with the ramifications of drug addiction. The action centers on Quinn, a young man who, after the sudden death of his father, has became addicted to crack cocaine, and Molly, the mother who is trying to save him.   Read more

DISPOSOPHOBIA
December, 2015

Primary Stages Studio
New York, NY

Directed by Martha Pichey.  The Castle family read by Megan Byrne as Sylvia, Quentin Mare as Dougie, Emily Tuckman as Lulu and Mollie Collison Wise as their mother Mary.

All photos by Playwright Catherine Castellani