Off Island (Part 2)

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 2, featuring Plays 4 & 5. More about the plays: THE NEWS ABOUT GABBY COFFIN, an island reels in the wake of a tragedy that changes both Tandy’s childhood & her parents’ marriage for good. SPILLED MILK, Tandy & a childhood friend have a less-than-light brunch during an eclipse to find that their tally of births & deaths both divide & bring them together.