Iphigenia Point Blank: The Story of the First Refugee

Iphigenia Point Blank: The Story of the First Refugee is a public ritual that invites the audience to participate in Iphigenia’s wedding funeral. According to Syrian tradition, when a young woman dies before she weds, her wedding is celebrated during the funeral. 

Throughout the performance, a documentary film is projected without a soundtrack. The play is live “scoring” the film. 

IPHIGENIA POINT BLANK is a requiem for those who drowned, a memorial for those left behind, a hymn to life for those who survive, and a call for justice for all people displaced and lost to war.  
 

Play by Lisa Schlesinger 

Directed by Marion Schoevaert 

Music by Kinan Azmeh

Film by Irina Patkanian

Choreography by Hussein Smko

Installation Artist Kevork Mourad

Produced by Nilou Safinya

Starring:

Sarah Himadeh* and Layale Chaker as Iphigenia

Ali Andre Ali as Agamemnon

Danny Bryck* as The Wind

Crystal Marie Stewart as Clyde

Shahzeb Hussain* as Orestes

Sophie Zmorrod*, and Fajjr Khan as The Chorus

* The Actor appears through the courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.