The setting could be anywhere, or nowhere. Kassandra is a character that appears in every society, across the globe. Her play addresses gender identity, hypocrisy, migration, and the dignity of work — themes that are universal to how understanding the world, and our place in it.
"Kassandra" is the perfect choice for BabelBox Theater's introductory production, for her journey of struggle, stigmatism, triumph, and transcendence. Cleveland will be the first city in the United States to stage this production which, to date, has only been seen in southern Europe and Latin America. BabelBox Theater is honored to have received permission from Blanco, the playwright himself, to introduce Kassandra to the United States.
"Kassandra" is a ground-breaking one-person play, written by Uruguayan/French playwright Sergio Blanco. Her story echoes back to the Cassandra of Greek mythology, whose superpower was portending the future. But our Kassandra lives in the modern-day. She sees the future and asks, will anyone listen?
Kassandra is a transgender immigrant sex worker who holds the stage and captures the breath. She tells her story in "precarious English," one of the most internationally understood languages of our time. In fact, Blanco prohibits translation of Kassandra's monologues, calling her English the "language of survival."
Kassandra asks, will anyone listen?
