TRIP OF A LIFETIME
Trip of a Lifetime by Catherine Filloux, directed by Arpita Mukherjee, featuring Mahira Kakkar
Accompanied by her ceremonial anthem, the Second Lady hides beneath the veneer of diplomacy and white blouses, while a deeper truth flickers, one that resists containment. In muscular, spiraling monologues, she veers between rehearsed compassion and imaginative rationalizations as she navigates topics of immigration, war, addiction, identity, and sexual misconduct. All the while, insisting on the kindness, decorum, and sanctity of her family. As she omits and distorts, we watch her unravel in abstract performance, not always certain of who is her ultimate choreographer.
Filloux's play illuminates how truth may not always be determined by fact or reality but could instead be engineered out of language and the need for ascension. Trip of a Lifetime is a lyrically blistering meditation--an urgent and captivating mirror of our present.
The First Annual AWAKENINGS Reading Series
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TRIP OF A LIFETIME
Heads To Tokyo
Wednesday, Dec. 3 @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm | Theater X Gallery, Tokyo & Online
I’m thrilled to share that my new play Trip of a Lifetime about Second Lady Usha Vance has been translated into Japanese by Keiko Tsuneda, who also translated my play All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go for its Tokyo production.
Following a powerful reading this summer at the Studio Theater, the play will be presented in Japanese by Crossing Jamaica Avenue (CJA) in association with the Theater X (Kai) through the Crossing Dialogues Project, directed by Sonoko Kawahara, with Mika Ishimura and Kaori Yamagata, followed by a post-show dialogue with the artists and myself joining via Zoom.
