Mama Mama Can't You See

MAMA MAMA CAN’T YOU SEE
Written by Stan Mayer & Cecilia Fairchild
Directed and Choreographed by Zach Davidson

MAMA MAMA CAN’T YOU SEE may be based on Stan Mayer’s life as a U.S. Marine, but don’t get it twisted: this is not a play about war. It’s a play about how to tell a war story.

The characters, four Marines in Iraq and four sex workers from the American Civil War, are helping Stan to recount the events of May 7th, 2005, when an explosion and the ensuing firefight killed Aaron, Doc, Mike, and his best friend, Lance. It was half a lifetime ago, but the remembering makes it now, and through the act of remembering, the characters — including Mayer, played by the real-life Stan — start to blur the boundaries of time, space, truth, and death itself.

MAMA MAMA is a high-flying, sensual, funny, angry, and exalted meditation on modern warfare and the cost of telling a true story.

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The performance runs approximately 95 minutes, and will be presented without an intermission.

For the Thursday, November 30th performance, the role of WANDA will be played by Stephanie Lee.

No late seating. All sales are final.

As part of our commitment to developing authentic relationships with the communities represented on our stages, 5% of all MAMA MAMA ticket sales will be donated to veteran-focused non-profits.

CONTENT WARNING

Mama Mama Can’t You See contains vivid descriptions of war and violence which that may be triggering to some audiences, particularly those with combat experience and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. This production also makes use of explicit/graphic language, simulated sex acts, herbal cigarettes, theatrical haze, strobe lighting effects, and sudden loud sounds.

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