Won’t Be a Ghost is a multidisciplinary play reclaiming the erased histories and writings of queer truth-tellers Magnus Hirschfeld, early sexologist , and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
Taking structural cues from Ancient Greek tragedies, a chorus guides the audience from the gardens of Hirschfeld’s Weimar-era Institute for Sexual Science to a US Army base in Iraq, where Manning tells her story via instant messenger. Hirschfeld and Manning, both leaders in queer and trans* rights during times of war, challenge the State's control of information and censorship of their bodies. In the face of persecution, they channel the sensual strength of queer icon St. Sebastian and the prophetic vision of Kassandra (Aeschylus’ Agamemnon), engaging in a timeless struggle for truth and search for utopia. Through rituals of healing they find grace in the unjust, refusing to become martyrs
by Francis Weiss Rabkin
Songs by Leslie Allison
PEFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
