Yale Repertory Theatre
Field Guide
January 26-February 17, 2018
A surreal hike through one of the greatest novels ever written: The Brothers Karamazov!
Strap on your snow shoes and join Rude Mechs on a surreal hike through one of the greatest-and longest!-novels ever written: The Brothers Karamazov. A physical meditation on Dostoevksy's masterpiece, Field Guide enlists stand-up comedy, a dancing monk, and some old-school magic to explore faith, meaning, and morality.
Sleep
March 01-March 03, 2018
A housewife suffers a terrifying dream and stops sleeping. In her newly nightmarish and beautiful sleep-deprived world, she is suddenly able to take risks and indulge in what is forbidden, devouring Tolstoy and chocolate, and embracing the unpredictable and dangerous. Based on the hypnotic short story by internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami, Sleep is a surreal journey about stepping beyond the bounds of society.
Father Comes Home from the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3
March 16-April 07, 2018
In the astonishing first installment of Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks's new American Odyssey, set over the course of the Civil War, Hero is offered his freedom from slavery in exchange for joining his master in the ranks of the Confederacy. Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 is a devastatingly beautiful epic new work filled with music, wit, and exquisite lyricism.
Kiss
April 27-May 19, 2018
A standing double date in Damascus quickly escalates into farce as four friends unburden their hearts and reveal their secret passions. But as civil war wages outside, nothing is really what it seems to be. Kiss is a politically charged and emotionally resonant exploration of what gets lost in translation: the unfathomable human toll of a nation in chaos.
