Wholly Unwinding - our 2026 main stage production

Name: Wholly Unwinding - our 2026 main stage production
Start: 2026-07-24T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-24T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Halo At The Point

Schedule

Fri Jul 24 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Halo At The Point | Portland, ME

We all have scars. Some seen, others hidden. Each tells a story, a marker of an experience that, though painful, became part of us. What happens when we don't just look at our scars, but try to learn and grow through them, honoring how they shaped who we are today?
In Wholly Unwinding, creator Hailey McAvoy lets the scars of growing up with cerebral palsy sing, taking us on her journey of healing and acceptance. Commissioned and developed by Hogfish in their regenerative arts residency, and directed and designed by Hogfish co-founder Edwin Cahill, this world premiere draws on an amalgamation of artists like Joni Mitchell, the Jackson Five, Hildegard von Bingen, and The Chicks, defying categorization as does any true definition of the healing process. Part musical, part folk concert, part old-time roof-raising spiritual with stories around the campfire, Wholly Unwinding unfolds as a pilgrimage through forests and oceans, storms and star-filled nights, as Hailey reconnects with her body, reconciles a lifelong spirituality, and embraces her identity as a queer woman, coming home to herself. It invites us all to come home to our bodies by singing the songs of our scars.
The immersive experience opens with an art gallery curated from the local disability community in Portland by Double House Arts Collective and an offering of hands-on Alexander Technique somatic work, the modality that Hailey credits with launching her healing experience. The audience crosses into the space through a sculpture portal created by artist Charles Mary Kubricht from the casts and medical devices Hailey wore in childhood. Led by Hogfish co-founder and Alexander Technique teacher Matt Cahill, the experience of receiving hands-on Alexander Technique guidance continues throughout the piece for the cast and audience. At the end of Wholly Unwinding, an inclusive dance party led by Holly Taylor using the Danceability method in collaboration with Spark Inclusive Arts further breaks down barriers between cast and audience, inviting people with and without disabilities to celebrate the joy of moving the bodies we have as one.
Saturday's matinee is a sensory friendly performance with ASL provided as well as audio descriptions, captions, and a quiet room. Hogfish is committed to making Wholly Unwinding performances accessible and supportive experiences for all audience members. Check out our website for more information of what to expect, what access accommodations will be in place, and what additional access services are being offered during the Saturday, July 25th show to better serve our community.