How to Urn a Living

A merry story of murders and morality! Berserk Theatre’s new play spooks and delights with physical comedy and witty dialogue. This funeral home farce subverts expectations of death, questioning how class, religion, and traditions intersect with our own impermanence- and ultimately, asks what the consequences are of capitalizing on death. For generations, Fowler’s Funerals has undertaken the responsibility of lifting the spirits of grieving people. But lately business has been dying down, forcing Mr. Fowler, his shop girl Lilith, and his mortician Wisteria to think outside the (pine) box or risk going under. Fowler suggests new business cards; Lilith, new flowers; Wisteria… something more sinister. Unilaterally deciding her strategy is best, Wisteria enacts her plan and makes Lilith an unwilling accomplice. As they scramble to keep their business alive and satisfy their customers’ bizarre requests, the lengths they will go to protect their (funeral) home are tested.

This show is part of the Voila! Festival.

Zofia Zerphy (writer, performer),
Vilde Bjorkedal (director), Fiona Lotara (performer),
Jamie Myles (performer),
Yolanda Matji (performer)