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LIDLESS
*Online sales end at 6pm the day of the performance; however, if the performance is not sold out, additional tickets will be available at the door. To get on the waitlist, please email averypadilla95@gmail.com.
LIDLESS boldly asks, what happens after war is over? What do we remember? What do we forget? What do we fabricate? Set in 2019, LIDLESS follows Alice, a former Guantánamo Bay interrogator who remembers nothing; Bashir, her former detainee who remembers everything, and Rhiannon, Alice's boldly imaginative daughter who is determined to understand.
Fifteen years after Alice served as an interrogator at Guantánamo Bay, she has successfully reinvented herself and suppressed all memories of her prior life mostly through the aid of pharmaceuticals. Now in 2019, Alice lives contentedly in Minnesota with her loving husband, Lucas, teenage daughter Rhiannon, and lifelong friend Riva that is until Bashir appears at her florist shop, confronting Alice with the horrifying reality of her long-forgotten time at Guantánamo. As compensation for the suffering he endured, Bashir asks Alice to donate part of her liver and save what is remains of his life. Meanwhile, Alices daughter Rhiannon relentlessly begins to uncover her mothers past, just as Bashir infiltrates their familys present.
LIDLESS is a daring and searingly poetic exploration of the nature of trauma, the conflicting eroticism and brutality of violence, and the human spirits resilience on the edge of extremity.
With the support of community partners Amnesty International Houston Group 23 and the Houston Peace and Justice Center, Horse Head is proud to present a special event series running in tandem with LIDLESS. Following select performances, audiences will be invited to stay for an expert guest speaker presentation connected with the War on Terror, Guantanamo Bay, trauma studies, gender studies, Islamic culture, and more; and join the LIDLESS theatrical artists for an open-forum Q & A session.
LIDLESS performances are Thursday - Saturday June 2 - 18, 2016 @ 8PM and Monday June 13, 2016 @ 8PM at Fresh Arts Gallery located in Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St., Houston, TX 77007.
The performance is approximately 80 minutes with NO intermission. The performance begins at 8PM, and there is NO late seating. We suggest you arrive a little early to check in, grab a drink, and enjoy the Horse Head pre-show experience. Box office and doors open at 7:30. All special events following theatrical performance are included in the ticket price. For more information and tickets, please visit www.horseheadtheatre.org.
This project is made possible in part due to our generous sponsors, Fresh Arts.
Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig is presented with special arrangement by Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Special Thanks to our community partners, Amnesty International Houston Group 23 and the Houston Peace and Justice Center.
ABOUT HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO: Horse Head seeks to re-energize Houston audiences and artists with theatrically designed experiences using local talent and non-traditional methods. Horse Head is committed to producing regional and world premieres using Houston talent. Recently, Horse Head was honored with the 2016 Houston Press Mastermind Award and in 2015, Horse Heads World Premiere of THE WHALE; OR, MOBY-DICK by Timothy N. Evers, Philip Hays and Herman Melville was honored as the Best New Play of 2015 by Houston Press. For more information, visit www.horseheadtheatre.org
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LocationFresh Arts Gallery (View)
Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street
Houston, TX 77007
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 17 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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