MY MAMA AND THE FULL SCALE INVASION
by Sasha Denisova
Directed by Yury Urnov | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Directed by Yury Urnov | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Sasha’s 82-year-old mother, Olga, is on the frontlines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, having lived in Kyiv her whole life. Olga is thrust into increasingly fantastical situations: she strategizes with President Zelenskyy, strikes Russian drones with jars of pickles, and even debates with God. Inspired by online chats with her mother, playwright Sasha Denisova brings us this new play about a family’s connection and legacy amidst the present-day war and global crisis.
"Some ingenious fantasy interludes involve Mama’s FaceTime confabs with the likes of Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which are made to seem like two-way conversations by projections whiz Kelly Colburn. They’re not so much expressions of Mama’s delusions as of the desperation anyone would feel in dire circumstances for a direct pipeline to the powerful." - Peter Marks, The Washinton Post
"Kelly Coburn’s immersive projections are a marvel. We see the planes, the bombs, the giant buzzing insects flying over us. Everything about this show is hyperbolic and absurd. And at the same time, true." - Gregory Ford, DC Theatre Arts
"Kelly Coburn’s immersive projections are a marvel. We see the planes, the bombs, the giant buzzing insects flying over us. Everything about this show is hyperbolic and absurd. And at the same time, true." - Gregory Ford, DC Theatre Arts
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My Mama and the Full Scale Invasion
Adaptor, Co Dramaturg: Kellie McCleary
Translator, Set Designer: Misha Kachman
Projection Designer: Kelly Colburn
Associate Projection Designer: Dylan Uremovich
Lighting Designer: Venus Gulbranson
Costume Designer: Ivania Stack
Sound Designer, Composer: Michael Kiley
Co-Dramaturg: Sonia Fernandez
Stage Manager: Becky Reed
Translator, Set Designer: Misha Kachman
Projection Designer: Kelly Colburn
Associate Projection Designer: Dylan Uremovich
Lighting Designer: Venus Gulbranson
Costume Designer: Ivania Stack
Sound Designer, Composer: Michael Kiley
Co-Dramaturg: Sonia Fernandez
Stage Manager: Becky Reed