Sunday in Sodom / A Parsifal, 2022
The Drama League and Hangar Theatre’s FutureNow Festival, Ithaca, NYDirector
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Sunday in Sodom by Jordan Tannahill / A Parsifal by Susan Sontag
An explosive double-header of plays by Jordan Tannahill and Susan Sontag, this pairing builds a devastating juxtaposition which sets the human toll of American military intervention in its crosshairs. SUNDAY IN SODOM explores Edith’s last day on earth before her home village of Sodom is destroyed by a US bombardment, and A PARSIFAL begins as SUNDAY IN SODOM ends, depicting the surreal story of Parsifal, an American soldier coming to terms with his humanity, depravity, and complicity. This double-feature poses the question: in the face of cycles of grief, do we grow, bend, or break?
Lighting design by Hannah S. Wolland
Scenic design by Sam Mastrati
Costume design by Johnna Presby
Sound design by Abby Coppock
Performed by Morgan Williams, Kamau Nosakhere, Tyler Bey, Owen Harris, Darius Mullens, and Dariana Elise Perez
Produced by Andrew Coopman, Emily Hartford, Logan Schulman, Shirley Serotsky, and Gabriel Stelian-Shanks
Photographs, except where otherwise noted, shot by Catalin Stelian and courtesy of The Drama League