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Philip Kan Gotanda's Yohen | Motti Lerner’s Pangs of the Messiah | The DNA Trail concieved: Jamil Khoury
September 18 – November 2, 2008
The Midwest Premiere
YOHEN
By Philip Kan Gotanda
Directed by Steve Scott
A divorced Japanese woman and an African American GI meet in post-World War II Japan and fall in love. After decades of struggle, they have found an accepting Los Angeles suburb to call home – but their peaceful world is changing. More than a study of clashing cultures, Yohen is the poetic, resonant story of two partners who discover that intimate relationships change with environments – and love, however time-tested, is never constant. Details
Presented in Association with The Goodman Theatre
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February 19 – April 12, 2009
The Midwest Premiere
Pangs of the Messiah
By Motti Lerner
Directed by Jennifer Green
Set in 2012 amidst the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians, Motti Lerner’s Pangs of the Messiah is an apocalyptic yet fiercely humane drama about eight West Bank Jewish settlers pitted against an Israel they feel betrayed by. The play focuses on a religious family that finds itself torn between fighting to stay in their settlement and obeying their government’s decision to dismantle it. Left hanging in the balance is the legacy of their beliefs. Details
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September 24 – November 15, 2009
The World Premiere
The DNA Trail
Conceived by Jamil Khoury
Directed by Steve Scott
Theatre meets science when a diverse group of playwrights each agree to take a genealogical DNA test in this identity-defying collection of short plays. Details
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