Kiss
A group of American actors performing a Syrian soap opera are shocked to realize the limits of their own cultural understanding.
Two couples at dinner. An unexpected profession of love. An untimely proposal. A stolen kiss. But when the soap opera gets interrupted, the tables are turned on the performers … and the audience.
This daring new play is directed by Syrian-born University of the Arts Professor Fadi Skeiker, making his Wilma debut, and features members of the Wilma HotHouse Company.
“The play asks: What does it mean when someone else is representing you?” Skeiker said.
From the Adjudicators: "KISS is a near-perfect demonstration of the the singular power and importance of live theatre and utilizes the art form to express ideas and pose questions in a way no other mode of communication or art can. To me, the most vibrant, resonant theatre holds a mirror not only up to the audience, but to the theatre itself: to its creators, to the physical space, to the very idea of theatre itself. To ask why we make it and participate in the ritual of theatre, and what purpose it serves as we all try to make sense of a mysterious existence. KISS, for me, was full of magical moments..."
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