ArticlesMieko Ouchi
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Drama
Real-life pilgrimage to Burning Man amid grief, transformation comes to life in one-woman play
Mieko Ouchi’s one-woman play Burning Mom follows Dorothy, a character based on the playwright’s mother, as she uncovers the pain and grief of the past so that she can fully embrace the future. The title is a reference to Burning Man, the Nevada art festival to which Ouchi’s mother made a pilgrimage a year after her husband’s passing.