I Want a Country is a play that examines the aftermath of the financial crisis on a private and collective level: the crisis today, which has led to immigration, violence, and the loss of social and personal stability.
“The play considers whether the future will bring hope or despair. Its chorus-like structure makes it flexible for performance by any number of actors, while its subject matter is undeniably universal, making it relevant for worldwide audiences.”
Duration: 75 minutes. Cast: Flexible
I WANT A COUNTRY
· 2013 Royal Court Theatre, London.
Directed by Richard Twyman.
Cast: Paul Chahidi, Mariah Gale, Dimitra Kreps, Meera Syal.
· 2015 Piraeus 260, Athens.
As part of the Greek Festival of Athens and Epidaurus.
Directed by Marianna Kalbari.
Cast: Reni Pittaki, Selina Diamantopoulou, Konstantinos Efstratiou, Vassilis Zisis, Tassos Korkos, George Koskorellos, Irini Kotsifa, Anestis Kottas, Lida Koutsodaskalou, Nikos Lekakis, Ioanna Bitounis, Nora Pantou, George Savvidis, Dimitris Tsigrimanis and others.
· 2016 Lincoln Center Theatre, New York.
Directed by Menelaos Karantzas (workshop).
Cast: Raul Aranas, Axel Avin Jr., Brian Cross, Jonathan Cordon, Miriam Hyman, Mahira Kakkar, Postell Pringle, Debargo Sanyal, Alec Shaw, JD. Taylor, Jamar Williams, Johnny Wu.
· 2016 Municipal Theater of Piraeus, Piraeus.
Directed by Peris Michaelidis.
Cast: Alkhazidou Efi, Apalidou Thalia, Axarlis Konstantinos, Vasiliadou Elissavet, Georga Iliana, Georgilopoulou Nefeli, Georgoudaki Dionysia, Yonouzi Alketa, Konstantinos Iliopoulos, Elissavet Kalogeropoulou, Kapetanaki Dimitra, Krevvatas Thanasis, Koletti Maria, Milio Fyti Dimitra, Mitakidou Natalia, Nanou Maria, Anastasia Deirmenjian, Adelina Ponomarenko, Rousi Ermal, Giorgos Seimenakis, Stambolis Apostolos, Schoinas Themis, Telli Marianna, Eva Hatzopoulou (2nd High School of Nice).
· 2016 Theater of the Regional Unity of Pella, Edessa.
From the Theater Group of the Friends of the Association of Cancer Patients of Edessa and Surroundings.
Directed by Iro Georgiou.
· 2017 O'Reilly Theatre, Oxford.
From Oxford University Greek Society and Praxis Theater group.
Directed by Anastasia Revi.
Cast: lias Alexeas, Eirini Fasia, Harissa Helioti, Lydia Imirtziadis, Sevi Iosifidou, Achilleas Kapanidis, Alan Knapman, Evangelia Kougioumoutzi, Klery Kourouvani, Constance Kratsa, Nikos Mitakidis, Afroditi Pekou, Angeliki Xifara.
· 2017 Brown Theatre, Rhode Island, USA.
Directed by Athena Washburn.
Cast: Zachary Riopelle, Jimmy Damore, Jonathan Hagadorn, Fadwa Ahmed, Shivam Agarwal , Priscilla Arevalo, Bex Neuman-Hammond, Elvira Fleury.
· 2018 Royal Theatre, Thessaloniki.
Directed by Nikos Kapelios.
Cast: Members of the Self-Help Promotion Program.
· 2018 Corfu Theatre, Corfu.
As part of the 12th Festival of Audiovisual Arts, by the Team of the Audio and Visual Arts department of the Ionian University.
Directed by Willy Gouma, Sophie Moutafi, Eugenia Pouli.
Cast: Aida Naasan, Aga Spyridopoulou, Stella Pantolmou, Yannis Andreou, Danai Grammenou, Matina Langi, Panagiota Karnezi, Zannis Kanterakis, Sofi Moutafi, Dimitris Gousteris, Thanos Manos, Natalia Bogea, Sofia Lasithiotaki, Andreas Papaemmanouil, Anastasia Adam, Athanasia Bitsi , Lydia Kolivinou, Sotiris Dovas, Asimina Happipi.
· 2019 Ghostlight Teatro, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Directed by Lillián Viveros
Cast: Andrés Samaniego, Georgina Ayub, Gladys Luna, Carlos González, Andrea Flores, Sonia González and Cheryl Tovar.
· 2019 Foro Cuatro Cuu theater, Chihuahua, Mexico.
This performance of the group Fuoro Quatro was presented in June and the following year (2020) in the program "Red de Teatros".
Directed by Lillián Viveros
Cast: Andrés Samaniego, Georgina Ayub, Gladys Luna, Carlos González, Andrea Flores, Sonia González and Cheryl Tovar.
· 2019 Municipal Theater of Piraeus, Piraeus.
As part of the Festival of New Greek Work "The dynamics of the Greek Speech in the Theatre".
Directed by Yiannis Papagiannis.
Cast: 2nd year of the Higher School of Dramatic Art of the Municipality of Agia Varvara "Iakovos Kampanellis".
· 2019 Theater Expedition Metropolis, Berlin.
Directed by Elena Sokratous and Michail Fotopoulos.
Cast: Anais Sakka-Camelin, Anastasios Douroumas, Anna-Maria Sidiropoulou, Georgia Frantz, Ifigenia Christou, Jannis Teletzidis, Lucine Sakka-Camelin, Nikos Sirigos.
· 2019 Black Box Okhla, New Delhi.
Titled “Rihla”, by Aagaaz Theater Trust.
Directed by Neel Chaudhuri.
Cast: Mohd. Saddam, Muzammil, Shahid, Nagina, Ismail, Aslam, Zainab, Nagma Khatoon, Tuba Jalal, Nahid Jalal, Jasmine.
· 2020 Digital performance, Colombia.
From the group "La Maldita Vanidad compañía teatral",.
Directed by Daniel Diaza.
Cast: Carmenza Gonzalez, Yuly Pedraza, Angie Prieto, Judith Segura, Yuly Paola Perez, Jennifer Ortiz, Mauricio Sarmiento Arango, Wilson Forero, Juan Millann, Joel Sebastián, Báez Camilo, Vargas Pelaez, Cristian Madrigal, Maria Paula Rodriguez.
· 2020 Digital performance, Peru.
Directed by Bernardo Fernández.
Cast: Cézar Álvarez, Rafael Baena, Ignacio Castro, Alessandro Danessi, Carlos Gamarra, Mariano Gambirazio, Diego García, Samuel Guerra-García, Juan Antonio Marcos, Alejandro Melgar, Manuel Morante, Roberto Novoa, Juan Diego Pardo, Jose Ignacio Regalado, Benjamin Requena, Alonso Rivera, Maurizio Schenon.
· 2021 Theater Stok, Zurich.
Directed by Anna Tsichli-Boissonnas.
Cast: Grigoris Grigoriadis, Eirini Kasioumi, Peni Michailidou, Lilika Mylona, Eleni Papadaki, Sofia Symeonidou, Dimitris Tombros, Apostolis Tsikas.
[2021, TRAUMLAND, a film inspired by "I Want a Country" with the same cast of the Zurich performance.]
· 2021 University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
Directed by Fadi Skeiker.
Cast: Joe Britt-Simpson, Maryam Castillo, Leanna Doyle, Gwendolyn Felton, Avi Fidler, Henry Glejzer, Evesha Harry, Fiona Hill, Katie Johnson, Grace Kelly Kretzmer, Jackie Marino-Thomas, Hannah Moore, Emma Kate Parsons, Violet Regan, Tori Rodriguez, Leah Savin, Aidan Schultz, Kai Scott, Josh Turner, Jameka Wilson.
· 2021 Agora- the space, Guwahati, India.
As part of the Theater Day.
Directed by Nandini Handdique and Mithil Raj Goswami.
Cast: Nandini Handdique, Mithil Raj Goswami.
· 2022 The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, New York.
Directed by Ioanna Katsarou.
Cast: Humzah Akbar, Naomi Gomez, Ben Stover, Isabella Antonioli, Mete Toygar Durak, Rebecca Wood.
· 2022 Contemporary Theatre, Athens.
From the Theater Group of the Athens Bar Association.
Directed by Irini Adamou.
Cast: Angeliki Giola, Lena Damoulaki, Marita Mavrikou, Mariandzela Georgoulis, Vasoula Besi, Nikolaos Ioannou, Gerasimos Plamantouras, Dina Faka, Athena Kalidoni, Katerina Chatziandreou, Lena Kastri, Zoe Vasilogeorgi, Stratis Kritikos, George Papagiannis, Taxiarchis Sarantopoulos.
· 2022 Theatrical Symplay, Ioannina.
Entitled "GAZA: I want a Country", by Teen Group 1.
Directed by: Kika Zachariadou, Yolanda Kaperda.
Cast: Maria Dimitriou, Konstantinos Zotos, Ariana Kalimani, Electra Kalimani, Angelina Kasimi, Alexandros Manthopoulos, Georgia Bouloutidis, Konstantinos Bouloutidis, Elena Palioura, Christenia Soldatou, Maya Triantafyllidis, Christina Chlomisou.
· 2023 CalArts Ensemble Theater, Santa Clarita, CA.
Directed by Tatou Dede.
Cast: Alec Boyd, Rachel Edelstein, Heather Friedman, Rachel Goodwin, Alice Guo, Romy Kim, Nina Malinow, Atlas Molina, Austin Peyton, Jeanette Srinivasan.
· 2023 Carrozzerrie N.O.T, Rome.
Directed by Alessia Oteri.
Cast: Lucia Alosi, Massimo Angelucci, Enrico Ballabio, Giorgia Cacciante, Gabriele Casali, Filippo Causa, Paola Grasso, Azzurra Pio, Teresa Santoro, Stefano Sartini, Giulia Savelloni.
· 2023 Flame University, Pune, India.
Titled “I Want A Country [Dreams and Despair: Condition and Circumstances]”
Directed by Keatan Jadhav
· 2023 Lilanoor Centre, New Delhi.
Titled “Rihla” by Aagaaz Theater Trust group.
Directed by Neel Chaudhuri.
Cast: Mohd. Saddam, Muzammil, Shahid, Nagina, Ismail, Aslam, Zainab, Nagma Khatoon, Tuba Jalal, Nahid Jalal, Jasmine.
· 2023 Teatri Kombetar Eksperimental "Kujtim Spahivogli", Tirana.
Directed by Ema Andrea.
Cast: Loredana Gjeçi, Adriana Tolka, Matia Llupa, Paolo Kadillari, Artemis Beluli, Eva Gjika, Eraldo Malaj, Lindar Kaja.
· 2024 Harkat Studios, Mumbai.
Directed by Neel Chaudhuri.
Cast: Mohd. Saddam, Muzammil, Shahid, Nagina, Ismail, Aslam, Zainab, Nagma Khatoon, Tuba Jalal, Nahid Jalal, Jasmine.