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The Pomegranate Seed
Every Woman In America Should See This!" - Atlanta audience member

Watch this short video for an overview of The Pomegranate Seed:

The Pomegranate Seed is a two-act narrative chronicling one woman's journey into the symbolic underworld and her emergence as a more vibrant and empowered woman. Cosy created this one-woman-show in 2004 and has toured with it throughout the United States at benefits for women's issues and at colleges and universities.

Originally written as a final project for an undergraduate degree in psychology, The Pomegranate Seed - An Exploration of Appetite, Body-Image and Myth in Modern Culture is a blending together of Cosy's own experiences and the stories of other women. The show covers eating disorders and body-image issues as well as some of the tougher issues of sexuality that young women encounter as they grow into maturity.

In framing one woman's life mythically as she moves into enlightenment, The Pomegranate Seed is a story of finding meaning in life's experiences. The first act weaves together humor and music in an exploration of messages from the media, from cultural icons and family. From Barbie dolls to fad diets, from Eve and her apple to the tragi-comedy of bathingsuit shopping, Cosy as Everywoman comes to grips with her body, her self-image and all that it implies, finding a way to joyfully inhabit her own body.

The second act parallels the Greek myth of Persephone, who was abducted to the underworld and forced to eat the food of the dead, the pomegranate seed. This modern Persephone, who falls in love with a biker named Hades, learns how to turn the food of the dead into the seed of her own rebirth.

Audiences call The Pomegranate Seed "...An affirming experience!"

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