Explore themes of art, politics, and survival with three characters who are grappling with a changing world and their own values.
Ubu’s Other Shoe at SLO REP in downtown San Luis Obispo presents a staged reading of Wallace Shawn’s The Designated Mourner in three performances August 7-8.
Directed by Michael Siebrass and Jill Turnbow, cast members—Martin Hewitt, Christina Diaz, and Michael Simkins—chronicle the parallel decline of a marriage and their country’s descent into fascism.
While the play was written in 1996, it takes place in a near-future, authoritarian state where culture is suppressed; it couldn’t be more relevant to today.