In 1944, Raphael Lemkin invented the word "genocide" and spent his life fighting to have it recognized as an international crime. But when the U.S. finally signs his law -- decades after his death -- the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides erupt and torment Lemkin in the afterlife. If genocide cannot be stopped, how will Lemkin rest?
Content Notes: Adult language and content
Set: A dilapidated house."Ms. Filloux does not discount Lemkin's efforts, but she also makes grimly clear that good intentions mean nothing in the face of killers who revel in unrestrained savagery and have no reason to fear retaliation. Lemkin's House is rarely preachy, but it is a call to action nonetheless."
"'The truth is people could care less.' Catherine Filloux, author of Lemkin's House, nails what's behind millennia of inertia in the face of devastation in those seven words. Lemkin's House is about one man who did care -- the Polish American lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the man who invented the word "genocide" ... and the sadly meager (but still hugely important) legacy that he left behind."
| JUN 17, 2010 - JUN 17, 2010
Canadian Centre For International Justice
Ottawa, ON Canada |
Canadian Centre For International Justice | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| APR 23, 2008 - APR 23, 2008
The University Of Findlay
Findlay, OH United States |
The University Of Findlay | Findlay, OH United States |
| DEC 10, 2007 - DEC 10, 2007
Write Out Loud
San Diego, CA United States |
Write Out Loud | San Diego, CA United States |
| NOV 08, 2007 - NOV 30, 2007
Rideau De Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium |
Rideau De Bruxelles | Brussels, Belgium |
| MAY 28, 2007 - JUN 16, 2007
6th@Penn Theatre
San Diego, CA United States |
6th@Penn Theatre | San Diego, CA United States |
| MAY 28, 2007 - JUN 16, 2007
6th@Penn Theatre
San Diego, CA United States |
6th@Penn Theatre | San Diego, CA United States |
| SEP 01, 2006 - OCT 31, 2006
McGinn Cazale Theatre (Produced by Vital Theatre Company and Body PoliticTheater)
New York, NY United States |
McGinn Cazale Theatre (Produced by Vital Theatre Company and Body PoliticTheater) | New York, NY United States |
| FEB 09, 2006 - FEB 26, 2006
78th Street Theatre Lab,
New York City, NY United States |
78th Street Theatre Lab, | New York City, NY United States |
| JAN 01, 2005 - DEC 31, 2005
Kamerni Teatar - in Rep
Sarajevo, Bosnia |
Kamerni Teatar - in Rep | Sarajevo, Bosnia |
| No upcoming productions. |
| NOV 08, 2007 - NOV 30, 2007
Rideau De Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium |
Rideau De Bruxelles | Brussels, Belgium |
| MAY 28, 2007 - JUN 16, 2007
6th@Penn Theatre
San Diego, CA United States |
6th@Penn Theatre | San Diego, CA United States |
| SEP 01, 2006 - OCT 31, 2006
McGinn Cazale Theatre (Produced by Vital Theatre Company and Body PoliticTheater)
New York, NY United States |
McGinn Cazale Theatre (Produced by Vital Theatre Company and Body PoliticTheater) | New York, NY United States |
| FEB 09, 2006 - FEB 26, 2006
78th Street Theatre Lab,
New York City, NY United States |
78th Street Theatre Lab, | New York City, NY United States |
| JAN 01, 2005 - DEC 31, 2005
Kamerni Teatar - in Rep
Sarajevo, Bosnia |
Kamerni Teatar - in Rep | Sarajevo, Bosnia |
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