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Juneteenth

“We’ve Come Undone” is a series of six monologues detailing women’s experiences since 9/11 focusing attention on the INS Special Registrations and roundups of immigrants. Since December 2001, male immigrants over the age of 16, from 24 selected countries (mostly in the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa) have been forced to register with the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which includes getting photographed, fingerprinted and documented.

In the meantime many have been detained for a host of minor violations that include visa infractions and even mistaken identity. They are held without any charges lodged against them, without access to legal advice, and without contact from any of their relatives. Their detention is indefinite and many have been deported as well after being subject to closed deportation proceedings. None of the men detained or deported as a result of the registration process have had terrorist charges brought against them.

Behind this tragedy, however, lies another: the women and children. The families that are left behind to gather the pieces of their broken lives are living in silence, many suffering financially and emotionally as this issue is shrouded in secrecy and indignity.

“We’ve Come Undone” puts a face to the silent suffering, the insecurity and the injustice. It is however, not just a show about the Arab or Muslim population but one that speaks to the simple humanity in each of us. We as individuals are still rummaging through the heaps of our notions tentatively, carefully, as we understand where the events of 9-11, the recent war, and the rapidly changing domestic and international policies of the United States have landed us. “We’ve Come Undone” explores how we relate, and struggle to relate to one another now. What happens when lies and suspicion are allowed to permeate the fabric of our society and embed into the weave? How does that affect our behavior and who we become, individually and as a society? “We’ve Come Undone” seeks to gather those loose ends, allowed to dangle for so long, and re-introduce them into the cultural dialogue through theater.

“We’ve Come Undone” is a multidisciplinary piece that uses drama, dance, live music and multimedia to explore its themes. The dancer, Afua Hall, is used in between the monologues as a shadow figure. Her interpretive, organic movements aim to parallel the inner world of our psyches. She represents fear, the unknown and how those feelings snakes their way through our minds and how they can effect our character. The musicians are Tonya Ridgely on flute and Tor Snyder on guitar.

This is a special event for us as it is the first theatrical production, in our 14 years of existence, that Sektor 6 Kommunikations has presented. When we met Ms. Irani, she was working with another performance. After a conversation, we inquired if she would participate as a panelist at our Bridge 2 event. She agreed and subsequently offered to also perform a portion of her monologues. During her performance the audience followed her through every character and emotion, then honored her with a thunderous standing ovation. It was at this point, we felt duty bound to present her full work. We are proud to be able to help such a gifted, caring artist. We're sure you will find her work to be as enthralling and memorable as we do.