By Jay o. sanders | Directed by derek goldman
About
Mosaic Theater Company launches its inaugural season with a world-premiere epic about the madness and majesty of Rwanda. Raymond, a young film student at NYU, is compelled to return to Rwanda to uncover the roots of violence that transformed his country and obliterated his family, including his beloved grandfather, a master storyteller whose legacy Raymond seeks to redeem. “A kaleidoscopic new play of epic dimensions,” (Washington Post), this assiduously researched, highly theatrical tapestry takes us on a personal journey of discovery as Raymond keeps alive the stories of his country, as a Hutu government minister falls in love with a Tutsi woman, and the head of UN peacekeepers — propelled by the ghost of Mark Twain and haunted by those he was unable to save — struggles with his own will to live. Staged by Derek Goldman (Our Class, In Darfur), this production takes place in the 260-seat Lang Theatre.
October 29–November 29, 2015
Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission
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Press
“HARROWING… a wrenching climax”
“A gut-wrencher of a season opener”
“A spectacle-filled epic”
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