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April 9, 2014
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Contemporary Theatre from Uganda tackles the US visa process with a new play ‘Appointment
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"It was very hilarious, the gentlemen
did an outstanding performance.
Interesting piece well performed"
"Very tender story that won me overby the end'
Satire on US Visa Process
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G enerai A dmission S2U, senior and S tudents sis • T ickets available www . wssinart . org
Play tackles what it’s like to knock on America’s door
W an t to en ter the U nited States
w ith a foreign passport?T he “gO D s”
b ehind the em b assy w in d o w w ill
decide y o u r fate.
B oom A rts and the Portland State
U niversity School o f T h eatre and
F ilm p resent a series o f w eekend
w o rkshop p erfo rm an ces o f “A p­
p o in tm en t w ith g O D ,” a funny, po i­
g n an t satire by U gandan playw right
D eborah A siim w e exploring the US
visa application process from an
A frican perspective.
In th e play, a group o f v isa ap p li­
cants an xiously aw ait th eir fate in a
U S em bassy w aiting ro o m in a de-
veloping country, com paring strat­
egies and experiences w ith o ne an ­
o th er betw een visa appointm ents.
C om e discover an international face
o f the U nited States that A m ericans
rarely encounter, and find ou t w hat
it’s like to knock on A m erica’s door.
Show s are Friday, A pril 11 at 7:30
p.m .; Saturday, A pril 1 2 a t7 :3 0 p .m .
and Sunday at 2 p.m . at P S U ’s L in ­
coln H all Studio T heater, 1620S.W .
P ark A ve. T ickets are $ 12.
B oom A rts brings together U gan­
dan p lay w rig h t D eborah A siim w e,
one o f the freshest artistic voices
e m erg in g o n to the in te rn a tio n a l
stage today, and h e r collaborating
N ew Y o rk -b ased d irecto r E m ily
M endelsohn. L ocal artists in the
pro d u ctio n include actors V ictor
M ack , Ith ic a T e ll and D am aris
W ebb; G h an aian d ru m m er A lex
A ddy o f the O bo A ddy L egacy
Project; and A rlene S chnitzer visual
arts prize-w inning installation artist
P atricia V azquez G om ez, plus stu­
dent and com m unity participants.
T he play is su pported b y the
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