Amm(i)gone

Tickets on Sale JAN 11

Created and performed by Adil Mansoor
Co-directed by Lyam B. Gabel

In this theatrical experiment—whose title is a portmanteau of “ammi” (“mother” in Urdu) and the Greek heroine Antigone—Mansoor creates a warm, intimate, and vulnerable interaction with his audience as he shares the ongoing story of how he and his mother are working to restore their bond.

Since Mansoor’s mother uncovered his queerness online, she has struggled to reconcile his identity with her faith. Mansoor’s performance documents how together they read, discuss, and translate various adaptations of Sophocles’ Antigone, mining Greek tragedy, Islamic traditions, and their own memories to locate love across various disconnects.

The New York Premiere of Amm(i)gone is presented in association with PlayCo, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

Amm(i)gone is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by Kelly Strayhorn Theater in partnership with The Theater Offensive and NPN. Amm(i)gone was developed as a Hatch Arts Collective project.