![]() ![]() ![]() Mieko Ouchi’s Burning Mom is the story of the playwright’s own mother, Dorothy (portrayed by Lisa Horner), and the pilgrimage she makes after the unexpected death of her husband, taking a road trip to the Burning Man art festival in the middle of the Nevada desert. But while Burning Mom - which is directed by the playwright - is clearly filled with genuine emotion, it’s lacking metaphor, poetry, dramatic arc or conflict, providing what feels like faithful biographical detail at the expense of narrative oomph. It’s difficult to be critical of something so heartfelt, so earnest. But what’s overlooked in that cliché is that truth is often the enemy of art. It’s the story of Ouchi’s own mother, Dorothy, and the pilgrimage she makes after the unexpected death of her husband, taking a road trip to a radical art festival in the middle of the desert. Mieko Ouchi’s Burning Mom, the final mainstage show at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, has the ring of truth. Free Press 101: How we practice journalism. ![]()
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