Wholly Unwinding
Tickets
Timing
7-8pm | Pre-Show Immersive experience
art gallery with stories and art work from the disability community
curated by Double House Arts Collective
sound bath with Wholly Unwinding cast
8-9:30pm | Wholly UNwinding
9:30-10pm | Post show inclusive dance party
led by Holly Taylor using the Danceability method in collaboration with Spark Inclusive Arts
From the Creator
Synopsis
Wholly Unwinding is an autobiographical work that traces Hailey McAvoy’s journey toward embodiment, healing, and self-acceptance. Living with cerebral palsy, she spends her early life navigating an exhausting cycle of medical treatments that seek to “fix” her body, often at great emotional and physical cost. Over time, she begins to internalize society’s imposed belief that her body is something to correct or distance herself from.
It is through her study of music that she encounters the Alexander Technique, a hands-on somatic practice that becomes a turning point in her life. Through this work, she begins to reconnect with her body not as a problem to solve, but as a source of intelligence and possibility. What begins as physical re-education expands into a deeper process of transformation: reclaiming her voice, confronting the limitations imposed by medical and social narratives, and opening to a more integrated sense of self.
The piece moves fluidly between grounded scenes of childhood and richly imagined spiritual landscapes, reflecting an inner journey as much as an external one. As she progresses, she lays down long-held defenses, finds transformative support from her community of friends, and begins to remember parts of herself that had been buried. Her path unfolds as a kind of pilgrimage, leading through forests, oceans, storms, deserts, and star-filled nights, each environment mirroring a stage of her healing.
Alongside this physical and emotional awakening, she embraces her identity as a queer woman, reconciles the relationship with her body, and unearths a lifelong sense of spirituality. The journey culminates in a space of gratitude and blooming with a reclamation of the body as both home and gift. Wholly Unwinding offers a vision of healing not as perfection, but as a remembering that allows the freedom to fully inhabit one’s life.
People
CAST
TBA
CREATIVE TEAM
Director | Edwin Cahill
Creative Producer | Matt Cahill
Choreographer | TBA
Scenic Designer | TBA
Lighting Designer & Technical Director | Olivia DeLuca
Costume Designer | Madison Poitrast-Upton
Music Director/Conductor | Shelby Rhoades
Living Set Designer | Lynn Shafer
PRODUCTION TEAM
TBA
inclusive DANCE PARTY
Dance Leader | Holly Taylor
LOCATION
Halo at the Point, Brick Point South, Thompson's Point, Portland ME
*Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine is a key transportation hub with access to bus and train services. It's home to the Portland Transportation Center, where Amtrak trains and Concord Coach Lines buses connect. Greater Portland METRO
Definitions
Cerebral Palsy
A group of lifelong conditions that affect development, movement, and posture.
Alexander technique
A somatic education method that teaches students to become aware of their mental, emotional, and physical habits so that they can let go of habits that no longer serve them and cultivate habits that align with their goals - whether that be easier movement, a greater sense of calm and grounding, or a fuller life.
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