Off Island (Part 1)

OFF ISLAND is a tragic-comic cycle of 5 autobiographical plays, chronicling Tandy’s life as she navigates her experiences both on & off the islands of Nantucket & Manhattan while struggling with sexual abuse, grief, breast cancer, an absent father, a mad globe-trotting mother & even murder. The story unfolds across two nights. This page is for OFF ISLAND Part 1, featuring Plays 1–3. More about the plays: FIRST BRUSH, is a tragic-comic tale of when tween Tandy & her BFF explore their sexuality & then, years later during their reunion discover as adults how each really survived their past & present. CUTTHROAT, Tandy in mid-life struggles during her wacky family’s vigil at her father’s deathbed, to reconcile his present neglect with his past acts of enduring love. AT SEA, a 30-something Tandy strives to save her mad globe-trotting mother from danger without losing her own sense of self & direction.