Translated by Nick Awde

 

 

This satirical comedy explores the lives of migrants as they cross seas, deal with profiteers, and navigate the cultures where they land. Visniec presents a fresh perspective that helps us understand the human elements of the migration issue.

 

 

DC Theater Arts:  “Kudos to ExPats for bringing to DC a gripping and thought-provoking play that could not be more on time.”

 https://dctheaterarts.org/2024/03/18/migraaaaants-at-expats-theatre-on-the-border-between-sendup-and-serious/

 

Teresa Castracane Photography

City Paper:  “the real-life humanitarian catastrophes that inspire Matei Visniec’s darkly satirical Migraaaaants”

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/687395/migraaaaants-or-theres-too-many-of-us-in-this-damn-boat-adds-humor-to-a-serious-issue/ 

 

Broadway World: “a topical subject at an important time in US history.”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Review-MIGRAAAAANTS-OR-THERES-TOO-MANY-PEOPLE-ON-THIS-DAMN-BOAT-at-ExPats-Theatre-20240317

 

 

 

Top Row:  Vivian Allvin, Brock Brown, and Eli EL

 

 

Bottom Row:  George Kassouf, Irina Koval, and Ege Yalcinbas

 

 

Karin Rosnizeck, Director

 

Willow McFatter, Stage Manager

 

Jonathan Dahm Robertson, Set Designer and Projection Designer

 

Alisa Mandel, Costume Designer

 

Ian Claar, Lighting Designer

 

Hilary Kacser, Voice Coach 

Martin Bernier, Props Designer 

Aria Velz, Sound Designer

George Kassouf, Movement Coach/Choreographer

Eli EL, Fight Choreographer

 

 

Matei Visniec is a Paris-based poet. playwright, novelist, and journalist who works for Radio France Internationale. Born and raised in Romania, he studied philosophy there and started writing prose, poetry, and drama in his twenties. As his texts were banned under the Ceausescu regime, he applied for asylum in France in 1987. He has written more than 50 plays (mostly in French) and his productions have been performed all over the world. After the fall of communism, he became a popular playwright in his former home country. https://www.visniec.com/home.html