2 Women 2 Mothers

Overview

In 2 Women, 2 Mothers, Vicki and Merry take a deep dive into the tribulations and triumphs of this complex relationship. In each of their two solo performances, they explore the transformative nature of mothers and daughters— what it means to be a daughter and a mother and sometimes both at the same time.

In It’s About Time, Vicki navigates the challenging end-of-life journey she travels with her mother, while celebrating and exploring their complex dynamics. As Vicki transitions from daughter to mothering her own mother, she finds the humor and sorrow in letting go.

Therapy Fund is a comic and poignant exploration of Merry’s relationships with her two daughters and her mother and grandmother. It looks at how inter-generational trauma can be addressed and healed, when one is committed to doing it differently and laughing at her own mistakes and foibles along the way.

About the Artist

Vicki Dello Joio is a seasoned performer, story-telling coach, director and transformational speaker. She has performed in festivals across the United States with her acclaimed one-woman show, Whats Wrong with a Mouse? and has been an active member of Living Arts Playback Theater company since 1994.

She has directed numerous solo shows, worked with acclaimed speakers on their presentation skills and is a Qigong master teacher and recipient of the Association of Womens Marital Arts Instructors Hall of Fame. Vickis distinctive integrative methods have fired up heart-centered messengers to stand and deliver with passion, presence and power every time they appear on live or virtual stages.

Merry Ross is a Marriage Therapist, Drama Therapist, teacher, actor, director, supervisor and coach. She has a private practice in Oakland Ca. and has been a member of The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble since 1992. She created a one woman show called Whats My Age Again which she performed all over the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, NYC and London England. She has presented and performed at many Drama Therapy conferences including the international conference in the Netherlands. She has also directed several solo shows throughout her career.

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