Drama, Judith Ivey, Carol Kane, Jeremy Shamos, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 1m1f, Stevenson Prize, Children, Magical realism, Animals, Nostalgia, Hedgehogs, Forests, Lily Akerman, Death Playing on Air Drama, Judith Ivey, Carol Kane, Jeremy Shamos, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 1m1f, Stevenson Prize, Children, Magical realism, Animals, Nostalgia, Hedgehogs, Forests, Lily Akerman, Death Playing on Air

HEDGEHOG YEARS by Lily Akerman

 
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"Any words spoken by hedgehogs in this play are in translation. Please note that all translations are betrayals..."

Emmy winner Carol Kane (The Princess Bride, Hester Street, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") and Tony nominee Jeremy Shamos ("Better Call Saul," Clybourne Park) star in Lily Akerman's Hedgehog Years, the second place winner of Playing on Air's 2018 James Stevenson Prize. When he was five, Theo (Shamos) met his best friend: an excitable hedgehog (Kane) who loves leftovers and longs to go to summer camp. Now, sifting through his memories, Theo must try to make sense of the days when he ran away from home and started living like an animal. Mischievous and heartbreaking, Hedgehog Years is an adventure for anyone who's ever ached to return to childhood. After the play, Tony winner and director Judith Ivey joins the cast, Akerman, and host Claudia Catania to discuss imagination and animal instincts. 

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