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princessagbab's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
directing and acting scenes from this show, INSAAANE!!! beautiful and devastating and the human spirit persisting
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Cannibalism, Classism, Kidnapping, War, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Deportation, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, and Racism
haleyhamfan's review
3.0
I find this retelling of The Odyssey confusing in many ways, and very illuminating in others. Anon’s journey feels too short and too vast to take place on a stage. I’m curious as to why this play premiered at a Children’s Theatre; it’s quite bloody and often confusing.
However, the narrative of refugees and their anonymity is very powerful. I LOVE a good Greek chorus, this the refugee chorus was a spectacular way to deepen the meaning.
Overall, it’s not a bad piece of dramatic literature. I think it needs some polishing but it’s got real potential.
However, the narrative of refugees and their anonymity is very powerful. I LOVE a good Greek chorus, this the refugee chorus was a spectacular way to deepen the meaning.
Overall, it’s not a bad piece of dramatic literature. I think it needs some polishing but it’s got real potential.
allyvari's review
5.0
Soaked in the fragmented syncretism of refugees globally and intricately woven with sensory stimuli for our memories, Naomi Iizuka crafts an epic poem for today's world. In an act of recalling the Grecian tale of Odysseus of yesterday, Iizuka helps us to remember the refugees of the world today, who too often become faceless and nameless on their journey to seek home. Through gorgeous mythological-harkening images and symbols, Iizuka reminds us through Anon's voice that "facts are only part of the story" of immigration, and there is a much deeper human need underneath. It's everything I love about theatre, and the possibilities of this play are endless.
kjvelz's review
3.0
I am in this show at Georgetown -- still forming opinions, but they are mostly related to our interpretation of the work rather than the work itself. I think our director is doing a wonderful job imagining this world, but I can no longer tell how much of that is him and how much of that is Iizuka. When first reading the work, I was not that impressed, but throughout the rehearsal process, I began to feel more connected to the work and more appreciative of what it can accomplish.
mrz_owenz's review
4.0
An old story made new. Odysseus unwillingly went off to war while war uninvited came to Anon. Both found themselves struggling to survive and get "home." Iizuka shows many different possibilities for immigrants and refugees. Not many are positive but they are all realistic. This is a powerful tale that shows just how far we have not really come. (My rating may increase, if our production is as powerful as I hope it will be.)
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