BORDERS

Name: BORDERS
Start: 2024-10-10T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Hodges Library

Schedule

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Hodges Library | Knoxville, TN

What divides or connects two people who meet online? The virtual fantasy, the distance, the foreignness, the border?
Boaz and George meet on Grindr. They are attracted to one another instantly and want to meet in person, but something prevents them from doing so. One lives in Israel, the other- in Lebanon. Is it just the physical border that keeps them apart? Would their virtual relationship survive in the real world?
Borders is a play written by Nimrod Danishman and performed by New York-based Dirty Laundry Theatre. After its successful run in Fall 2021, UT is excited to once again screen a virtual performance of the play. A Middle Eastern-style reception will follow the screening