Amm(i)gone
About Amm(i)gone…
https://www.adilmansoor.com/ammigone
“Creator and performer Adil Mansoor explores queerness, the afterlife, and obligation using canonical texts, teachings from the Quran, and audio conversations between him and his mother. Since discovering his queerness, Mansoor’s mother has turned towards her faith in an attempt to save her son in the afterlife. In an effort towards healing, Mansoor has invited his mother to join him as dramaturg and co-conspirator. In reading, discussing, and translating various adaptations of the source play, together they mine Greek tragedy, Islamic traditions, and their own memories to create an original performance locating love across faith.
Can prayer substantiate care? Can care manifest as artistic methodology and inquiry? Can Mansoor and his mother contend with Antigone’s fate?”
Kelly Strayhorn Theatre - Alloy Studios - Pittsburgh, PA
Premiere Artistic and Production Team
Conceived and Performed: Adil Mansoor
Media Systems Designer: Joseph Amodei
Creative Consultant: Sharlene Bamboat
Projections Designer: Davine Byon
Assistant Director: Pria Dahiya
Co-Director: Lyam B. Gabel
Stage Manager: Leslie Huynh
Sound Designer: Aaron Landgraf
Video Designer: Bleue Liverpool
Scenic / Lights: Xotchil Musser
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