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A Story of a Ruptured Heart,

5000 Miles from Home

What

Broken Wide Open is a solo theatre show featuring Shana Pennington-Baird telling her story about surviving an aortic dissection while traveling alone in Ireland. This hour-long musical story includes ten songs and forty minutes of comedic and dramatic narrative including a 6-person Celtic band. This poignant and hysterical show takes the audience through the harrowing and terrifying experience of almost dying alone and what it took to get back home to Seattle.

How and Where

If you are interested in bringing Broken Wide Open to your area, either as a 45-minute cabaret show or as entertainment (corporate trade shows), please contact shana@shanapenningtonbaird.com

Past Live Performances:

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023

Seattle, WA March 2024

Music

Broken Wide Open · Sample – songs and narration

Creative Team

Shana Pennington-Baird – Playwright, Narration, Vocals, Bodhrán

David Hunter Koch – Director

Robertson Witmer – Sound Design, Accordion, Penny Whistle, Concertina

Dave Pascal – Sound Mixing, Bass

Jeff Caldwell – Music Director, Piano

Greg Fulton – Guitar

Brandon Vance – Fiddle

Chris Monroe – Drums

“There’s not enough words to describe the complexity and the depth a show like this brings. I felt privileged to be in the audience. I feel grateful to Shana for sharing her story. And I feel blessed to have been witness to the amazing talents of the musicians in the show. This brilliant little piece of theatre is a slice of heaven, with a whole lot of soul. I truly hope Shana has the opportunity to share her story in this medium again and again and again. Thank you Shana for your joy, hope and courage. If you see Broken Wide Open playing anywhere near you, I encourage you to run to buy a ticket. This is a show I would have seen twice, if not 3 times had I had the chance.” Review by Olivia Ruggiero, TheatreTravels