Miami University

Lilith Theatre Company presents "Strangers/Extranjeras"

02/09/2012

The Looking for Lilith Theatre Company presents the two-woman play "Strangers/Extranjeras" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Leonard Theater in Peabody Hall. The play, written by Jennifer Thalman Kepler and Charity Thompson based on their experiences living as volunteers in Guatemala for a year, is free and open to the public.

This bilingual, cross-cultural play presents two very different young women - a generous Mayan mother with limited independence and an idealistic, academic volunteer from the United States - who form a powerful friendship while reconciling conflicting world views. The story speaks to a global family about cultural exchange, the pain of isolation, the horrors of poverty and the strength of those who persevere through it all.


Looking for Lilith is a not-for-profit ensemble theatre company, founded in 2001 in New York City and now based in Louisville, Ky. The company’s mission is to present plays that re-examine history through women’s perspectives, mainly through the collaborative creation of original theatre based on research.

The performance is sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and the International Education and Study Abroad Annual Program.