| Women and the Sea by Anita Stewart and Shelly Berc Directed by Judith Jerome Set and Lighting Design by Arthur Rotch Costumes by Jennifer Morrow Wilson Produced July, 2006, by Opera House Arts Stonington Opera House, Stonington, Maine |
'When I was a a girl, the lighthouse
shone in my window'
shone in my window'
I would drive 50 miles just to see
the sea. Look at it, turn around, go
back...
the sea. Look at it, turn around, go
back...
'That shark was over 800 pounds. It
was a huge white. They pulled it in the
boat and I was on a milkcrate, steering
the boat barefoot.'
was a huge white. They pulled it in the
boat and I was on a milkcrate, steering
the boat barefoot.'
'We were divorced in June, 1999.
Twenty-Five years. I'm back in the
fish business, kind of...'
Twenty-Five years. I'm back in the
fish business, kind of...'
' I don't know if there's too many
opportunities in your lifetime when you
help a woman bring her baby into the
world... and tell her her husband's gone.'
opportunities in your lifetime when you
help a woman bring her baby into the
world... and tell her her husband's gone.'
'I'm glad I'm a faith woman. I'm a
catholic...'
catholic...'
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There's just one sad part on my dad's
boat. A long time ago, we went to the
island with a golden retriever and he
licked the salt water. And so he got sick
at the island and died.'
boat. A long time ago, we went to the
island with a golden retriever and he
licked the salt water. And so he got sick
at the island and died.'
'There are over 500 million years of
evolution between us and a
salmon. And they are beautiful.'
evolution between us and a
salmon. And they are beautiful.'