Please Note: I Want A Country Cast, Crew, and Production Team pre-sale is September 11 at 12pm through September 12 10pm. Tickets will be available to the UArts community and general public the morning of September 13. Thank you!
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I Want A Country
By Andreas Flourakis
Translated by Eleni Drivas
Directed by Fadi Skeiker
I Want A Country
"I want a country that won’t depress me.
To not desert me when the going gets tough.
To be there for me.
And for my kids and for my parents. – And for me in my old age.
For all ages.
We are the country.
Together we form a country." -Andreas Flourakis
About the Play:
Imagine yourself living in a country that you used to love, but which you must now leave because you do not feel you belong to it any more. I Want A Country is a play written by Greek playwright Andreas Fourakis and directed by UArts associate professor Fadi Skeiker. In the play, audience members hear from a variety of individuals, all of whom are in search of a new country, a new community, and a society that restores their humanity and offers new opportunities. While the themes of the play are applicable to citizens of any nation, the directorial vision of the performance focuses on Syrians caught within the Syrian conflict in particular. The performers represent small groups of refugees who are seeking a new country to find refuge. The performance is presented in an immersive theatre format where the audience moves from one performance location to the next, embodying the dualistic structured/structureless mobility of the refugee journey.
Content Disclosures:
Talk of war, talk of diaspora, talk of disease, talk of guns/gun violence, drug references/use, death, crude language and themes, audience participation, loud noises, bright lights, representations of large waves and drowning, cause for motion sickness, screaming, crying.
Where?
Gershman Hall
Levitt Auditorium
401 S Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
Dates and Times:
9/16 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
9/18 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
9/19 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Please Note:
Audience will be standing for a majority of the performance, seating available upon request.
UArts students, faculty, and staff will be required to present an up to date UArts ID.
All non-UArts patrons will need to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Masks are required.