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Event
How To Have Fun In A Civil War
How To Have Fun In A Civil War
Written & performed by Ifrah Mansour
Directed By Lindsey Cacich
Sound Design: Peter Morrow.
Presented with support from Children's Theatre Company
Minnesota-based Somali playwright and performer Ifrah Mansour revisits her childhood memories during the 1991 Somali civil war to confront violent history with humor, and provide a voice for the stories of children. How to Have Fun in a Civil War, is a one-act seventy minute multimedia play reading, which explores war from an idyllic viewpoint of a seven year old Somali girl. The play layers multiple narratives taken from community interviews to tell a captivating story about resilience while pushing audience to engage in a healing process that is still raw for survivors of the war.
Contributors: fifteen Anonymous community interviewees,
and poetry by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf
Creative Teams
Interview support team: Julia Opeti, Ayantu Ayana, Owen Bradford
Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, Leah Honsky and
Deborah Girdwood.
SCHEDULE
Friday, January 6, 7:00pm
Saturday, January 7, 7:00pm
Sunday, January 8, 3:00pm
LOCATION:
Children's Theatre Company
Cohen Stage
2400 3rd Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55404
PARKING & DIRECTIONS
Please enter through the Stage Door (SOUTH side of building)
more Info: https://www.childrenstheatre.org/plan/getting-here
TICKET PURCHASE online
http://howtohavefuninacivilwar.brownpapertickets.com/
Ticket Purchase call: 1(800) 838-3006
Prices: $12.99 Presale $15.00 at the door.
Email: ifrahmansourarts@gmail.com
Social Media Link for the event
https://www.facebook.com/events/138743836561732/
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LocationChildren's Theatre Company (View)
2400 3rd Ave S,
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 6 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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