INVASION! at Silk Road Rising Has Been Extended, Now through 9/15

Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, are proud to announce that the Midwest Premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Invasion! has been extended through September 15, 2013.

Invasion!

Written by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

Directed by Anna Bahow

Invasion! is a tornado of words, images and ideas, all centered around a magical name: Abulkasem. The play assaults our deepest prejudices about culture, race and language. At once hilarious, disturbing and poignant, this mischievously subversive play deconstructs a "threatening" identity - the Arab male - and forces us to confront our own complicated identities.

Featuring:

Kamal Hans*, Dan Johnson, Amira Sabbagh, Omer Abbas Salem, Glenn Stanton

* Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.

Performance Schedule:
Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 4:00pm

Sundays: 4:00pm

The play is 80 mins long immediately followed by a post-show discussion.

Location:

Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St. (lower level) Chicago.

Box Office:

To purchase tickets visit www.silkroadrising.org, or call 312-857-1234 x 201

Silk Road Rising creates live theatre and online videos that tell stories through primarily Asian American and Middle Eastern American lenses. In representing communities that intersect and overlap, we advance a polycultural worldview.

For more information, visit www.silkroadrising.org

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