July 14 - 31, 2016
ST. STEPHEN'S THEATER
923 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(Home of the lantern theater co.)
A hotshot Palestinian-American surgeon and her fledgling Israeli-American resident botch a life-saving operation. As the story unravels in repeated scenes, I AM NOT MY MOTHERLAND retells stories of collective grief and collective possibility.
Finalist, O'Neill Playwrights Conference
Developed by Orbiter 3, InterAct Theatre Co., & The Foundry
THE CAST
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Hannah Gold
Dr. Jessica Rosel
Isabella Sazak
Dr. Amina Leroy
Brian Anthony Wilson
Mr. Irving Miller
THE TEAM
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Masha Tsimring
Set & Lighting Design
Jamie Grace-Duff
Costume Design
Adriano Shaplin
Sound Design
Flora Vassar
Props Design
Nicole Labadie-Bartz
Stage Manager
Michael Lambui
Set & Lights Assistant
Zachary McKenna
Projections Tech
Shira Berger
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben Levan
Production Manager
Maura Krause
Producer
Erin Washburn
Assistant Producer
BIG THANKS
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The Charlotte Cushman Foundation
The Puffin Foundation
The Wyncote Foundation
Associate Producers
Evan & Hao-Li Loh Annonymous
Promotional photography by Plate 3 Photography
Production photography (featured here) by Ginger Fox Photography
box office & info
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This show depicts sexual violence.
Run Time 75 minutes
Accessibility - We regret that the St. Stephen's Theater is not wheelchair accessible.
Box Office opens at the venue 1 hour before performance time.
Discounts are available for students, seniors & groups.
Parking is available at $11 flat rate for show patrons at LAZ Parking on 10th & Chestnut Streets. Collect a regular ticket upon entering the garage, and visit the Box Office for your LAZ Parking Coupon.
CONTACT
Douglas Williams
Box Office Manager
860-514-6127
doug@orbiter3.org
Praise for
I Am Not My
Motherland
philadelphia inquirer
A strobe light on reality
"In 75 minutes, I Am Not My Motherland unveils the heavy implications of the stories inherited by generations... The result shines a strobe light on what we call reality, dissecting all its layers to find the tumor. ... There is but one conclusion: Our personal versions of truth are fictions, and we apologize for the inconsequential things in our lives because we can't remedy the atrocities our people perpetrated in the past, regardless of the sides they took.
dc metro theater arts
"A stimulating work full of intelligence and polish
... An intriguing and vital way to present a story where the point of view is crucial. ... A sleek, dazzling presentation..."
Broad Street Review
An exciting new playwright
"Considered independently of the high bar set by Orbiter 3's first two productions, I Am Not My Motherland is a professional premiere of a promising play by an exciting new playwright. ... As serious as those first two [Orbiter 3 plays], and more ambitious in scope..."
phindie.com
Actively engages the audience
"The play presents us with many conflicts between characters told from each doctor’s point of view, reminding us that there are two sides to every story, and it never holds one perspective as more valid than the other. Each member of the audience will form an opinion based on their own perceptions—which is why the use of rewinding the scene is so effective—and instead of simply telling a story the way that most narratives do, it actively engages the audience."