A scene from Kin. Photo by Joan Marcus.
The mythical, love-at-first-glance meeting between couples is the cornerstone of all romantic comedies. But for young Columbia professor Anna (Kirsten Bush) and Irish trainer Sean (Patch Darragh), their story spans several decades, across multiple states and countries, and follows not only their union, but the coming together of people so different it could only be described as fate.
Kin, written by Bathsheba Doran and directed by Sam Gold, follows the lengthy courtship of these two unlikely characters through snapshots of their lives and the lives of those around them. In the end, we see not only the development of an unlikely couple, but the union of two families each coming to terms with their pasts and embracing a more hopeful future.
The word that most comes to mind when thinking of Kin is ambitious. [click to continue….]
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