The Suitcase by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk
Presented in 2017 by the Echo Theater Company and the West in Los Angeles, CA
The Narrator favors homespun stories, but has decided to tell us a French one: One day our hero, Franswah Jackoh, took a walk down the streets of Paris and into a museum. What he found there changed his life and connected him to the wellspring of his national culture.
Recounted with style and flair by our Narrator, this story of the State of European Civilization takes us deep into the hearts of a father and son and asks us to consider what we are responsible for in the wake of enormous tragedy.
“[Director Sam Hunter’s] signature stylistic choices were perfect in both their comical content and heart-wrenching focus . . . thought-provoking and exceedingly well done.”
“A heartbreaking, disturbing probe into atrocity and accountability . . . a fresh and stimulating new way of treating the past.”
“An experience you won’t soon forget” from “two of LA’s best theatre companies.”
“Blatantly theatrical . . . a most unusual, interesting play.”
Credits
DIRECTION Sam Hunter
PERFORMERS Vincent Castellanos, Alexandra Freeman, Claire Kaplan, Eric Keitel, Jeff Alan Lee, Segute Miller
SCENIC DESIGN Amanda Knehans
LIGHTING DESIGN Chris Wojcieszyn
COSTUME DESIGN Susanna Puisto
SOUND DESIGN Spencer Devlin Howard
PHOTOS BY Spencer Devlin Howard