My Mother's Tongue
OVERVIEW
Five women gather to mourn.
Their mother died yesterday.
She, the one who sees the filth in her daughters:
“the lies hiding beneath their makeup, the dirt nesting in their sleek hair, the grime under their painted nails.”
She, their original guilt.
They destroy what remains of her memory.
They shatter what binds them to each other, to the body that birthed them, to the land, to the country.
INFO | CREDITS
Production Year: 2025
Production Language: Arabic
Production Duration: 45 mins
Artistic and Production Team
Directed by Omar Abi Azar
Devised and Performed by Sandra Abdelbaki, Jana Bou Matar, Fatima Meroueh, Zainab Meroueh, Antonella Rizk
Music Producer and Sound Engineer: Carol Ohair
Light Designer: Antonella Rizk
Light Executor and Operator: Tarek Majzoub
Assistant Director: Jana Bou Matar
Poster Design: Maya Chami
Production Manager: Mohamad Hamdan
Produced by: Zoukak Theatre
Supported by: Drosos Foundation
Zoukak Executive Team
General Manager: Mohamad Hamdan
Programs Manager: Jana Bou Matar
Venue Manager: Serje Sarieddine
Logistician: Hussein Al Hammoud – Ezzo
Technical Director: Antonella Rizk
Communication Officer: Sandra Abdelbaki
Senior Finance Manager: Karma Baalbaki
Admin and Finance Officer: Jean Himo
PAST PERFORMANCES
26, 27, 28, 29 June, 2025
Premiere and Performances at Zoukak Theatre
Beirut, Lebanon
