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Event
Waiting for Gilgamesh: Scenes from Iraq
A World Premiere
presented by
Fort Point Theatre Channel, the Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences, and the Odysseus Project and cosponsored by the Center for Arabic Culture
Drawing on both Bertolt Brecht and Samuel Beckett, this world premiere by Iraqi playwright Amir Al-Azraki explores diverse Iraqi points of view about the events leading up to and following the U.S.-led invasion of their country in 2003. In its exposition of truth as rooted in perspective, "Waiting for Gilgamesh" challenges one-sided ways of thinking. "The spectators are nowhere to find ready-made answers," Al-Azraki has written, "but are left with a clash of voices, each cudgeling his views."
With new music by Jacques Pardo of Atlas Soul, with guest artists from Iraq
THE ENSEMBLE
Preston Graveline
Sally Nutt
Bari Robinson
Kria Sakakeeny
Kari Soustiel
THE STAFF
Marc S. Miller, director
Anne Loyer, production designer
Trip Venturella, stage manager
Jacques Pardo, composer, sound designer
Chris Bocchiaro, lighting designer
Mario Avila, puppets & masks
Hana Pegrimkova, puppets & masks
Julie Dauber, costume designer
Asmaa Najim Alhadidi, literary advisor
Sam Lasman, dramaturg
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LocationArsenal Center for the Arts (View)
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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