Relics and Their Humans marks the second collaboration between writer, director, and performer Ain Gordon and composer, writer, and percussionist Josh Quillen (So Percussion). Relics frames a story from Quillen’s family, based in Dover, Ohio: their three-year odyssey following his father’s 2006 ALS diagnosis. Three key family relics frame this work—a recorded interview with Quillen’s mother, his father’s journal, and a surprising playlist. The playlist includes reimagined classics, from “One Less Bell to Answer” to “Free Bird,” utilizing phrases from Jerry’s journal. Gordon and Quillen’s spirited performances, together with playwright and director Talvin Wilks’s inventive dramaturgy and Jennifer Tipton’s evocative lighting design, transform these elements into a beautiful storytelling experience.
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