Publicity Materials
Written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Kat Zhou '17
Produced by Deng-Tung Wang '17 and Connie Zhao '19
PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, April 28 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 29 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 30 at 2:00 PM
Sunday, April 30 at 7:00 PM
Run time: 100 minutes without intermission.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Lidless is set in a parallel near-future in which Guantanamo has been shut down and converted into a tourist resort. Fifteen years later, Bashir, a former prisoner suffering from hepatitis contracted during the torture he underwent, needs a liver transplant and seeks out Alice, who interrogated, tortured, and raped him in Guantanamo. Alice has since taken pills provided by the government to erase her memories in an effort to prevent PTSD, so she now lives a “normal” family life with her husband Lucas and daughter Rhiannon, blissfully unaware of the past. Bashir’s reappearance disrupts all of this, forcing her to confront the person she was and perhaps still is. Together, they must acknowledge the trauma of their past and find a way to move forward.
This performance may not be suitable for children; contents deal with sexual assault and military torture and include explicit language.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/LidlessEx to reserve your free tickets.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director ... Kat Zhou
Producers ... Deng-Tung Wang, Connie Zhao '19
Stage Manager ... Celia Kenney '20
Set Designer ... Joseph Lee
Tech Director ... Susan Li
Costume Designer ... Mahnoor Ali
Sound Designer ... Sam Tham
Lighting Designer ... Madhavi Narayanan
Properties Co-Masters ... Bronte Lim, Richard Tong '19
Makeup Designer ... Sabrina Chok
Community Outreach Coordinators ... Ashley Zhou, Minahil Khan '19
Poster Designer ... Faye Zhang
CAST
Alice ... Simone Huemer '20
Bashir ... Farhan Javed
Rhiannon ... Halah Ahmad
Riva ... Sarah Mokh
Lucas ... Damian Liu '20
Zakiyah ... Tajrean Rahman