The Survival
Written by Achiro P. Olwoch
Directed by Nadia Guevara
Tickets for The Survival are Pay-What-You-Wish, ranging from $15 to $120 per ticket.
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Achan, feeling pressure from her mother for not yet being married at 27, falls for Oyat after meeting him at a bar. Unbeknownst to Achan, Oyat is hoping she will be a surrogate for him and his boyfriend’s child. When Achan learns the truth from Oyat’s boyfriend, John, she must confront her own traditional upbringing to find love and new notions of family in modern Uganda. The Survival is a story of survival.
Originally developed at the 2022 Criminal Queerness Festival at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Tyler Bey and Gregory Marlow in The Survival. Photo: Sachyn Mital for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Members of the cast and company discuss the inspiration, themes, and creative process behind The Survival.
Contains mention of rape, homophobia, miscarriage, and war.
Achiro P. Olwoch
Achiro P. Olwoch is a Ugandan writer, playwright and screenwriter currently living in exile in New York. She tells stories that start conversations, often writing about subjects that her part of the world calls forbidden. A former air hostess who hates flying, Achiro knows full well how to turn uncomfortable situations into a story.
Nadia Guevara
Nadia Guevara (she/her) is a director with credits at Keen Theatre, Red Bull, National Queer Theatre, New York Stage and Film, LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Dallas Theatre Center, McCarter Theatre Center, Signature Theatre (DC), The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Fulton Theatre, and others, and at various universities as a guest director. Recent directing credits: Cell (Keen Theatre), Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale (Imagination Stage – Helen Hayes recommended), Water by the Spoonful (Texas Tech), Spring Awakening, Fefu and Her Friends (American University), “N” (Keegan Theatre). Nominations: Outstanding Lead Performance, San Diego Critics Circle. Awards: Actor of the Year, San Diego Critics Circle, 2018. Proud recipient of the 2022-2044 Drama League Stage Directing Fellowship. www.nadiaguevara.com IG@nadiaguevaradc
National Queer Theater
National Queer Theater (NQT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater company based in New York City, dedicated to celebrating the brilliance of generations of LGBTQ+ artists and providing a home for unheard storytellers and activists.
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