by Nancy Bannon and Mollye Maxner
Conceived and Directed by Mollye Maxner
Choreographed by Kelly Maxner and Mollye Maxner
Jun 10 - Jul 5, 2014
Created in collaboration with the company
In Association with Kicking Pig Productions
Occupied Territories is the story of the complexity and persistence of memory, decades after war. With text sparked by Trojan Women, Occupied Territories exposes a world where a man must finally face his past, his God, his family. Highly physical, Occupied Territories tears away easy boundaries to question how bodies, minds, and souls are vast territories altered by our relentless history of War.
Cast
Jude Nancy Bannon
Helena Adrienne Nelson
Miles Elliot Bales
Lucky Freddie Bennett
Ace Desmond Bing
Cargo Stephen Horst
Alex Jake MacDevitt
Alverez Thony Mena
Collins Cody Robinson
Hawk Thomas Rowell
Harcourt Nathan Jan Yaffe
Production Team
Direction Mollye Maxner
Choreography Kelly Maxner and Mollye Maxner
Scenic Design Andrew Cohen
Lighting Design Kyle Grant
Costume Design Kelsey Hunt
Sound Design and Original Music Mathew M. Nielsen
Properties and Set Dressing Debra Crerie and Kay Rzasa
Press
What They Say
"Moving, memorable, and mythic story."
“Combining storytelling, flashbacks and dance, Occupied Territories sears the heart in its exploration of the cost of war and how it scars not just soldiers but future generations — particularly the women who deal with the aftermath, trying to make sense out of the irrational.”
“The intimate, almost immersive nature of the staging drives home the play’s central theme: Collins, his Army mates and even Jude are trapped inside the machinery and consequences of war. The “occupied territories” of the title are measured not in square miles but in years and lives.”
2016 Helen Hayes Awards
Winner
- Choreography in a Play
Nominee
- Outstanding Play
- Ensemble in a Play
- Director of a Play
- Supporting Actor in a Play – Thomas Rowell
- Supporting Actor in a Play – Nathan Jan Yaffe
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