SYNOPSIS
Barri Tsavaris’s full-ensemble comedy, I Will Follow, examines the pleasures and pitfalls of a young woman’s fanatical obsession with the band U2—one of the few constants in an otherwise (hilariously) tumultuous life. The semi-autobiographical tale picks up at a wedding, where Barri is reminded of “the first time she ever heard His voice.” Through a series of flashbacks, Tsavaris and two other veteran comedy actors introduce us to some colorful characters (her charmingly overbearing mother, U2 über-fans—even Bono-God).
Barri’s infatuation with U2 guides her through her Bat Mitzvah, her parents’ bitter divorce, her first day at a new job downtown on September 11, and a dramatic separation from her own husband. But her musical obsession comes at the price of friends and family, lovers—even her career. Over the course of a 20-year search for truth, love and religion through the music of U2, I Will Follow explores the challenge of finding yourself when you’re already committed to following something else.
