Author:
Wendy Graf
Synopsis: “No
Word in Guyanese for Me” tells the journey of Hanna, who is made to
choose between her identity and the support and love of her family and
her precious faith. From her childhood in Guyana to her adolescence in
pre and post 9/11 New York City, from a disastrous arranged marriage to
her sexual awakening and discovery that there can be someone for whom
she is enough, Hanna struggles to come to terms with her sexual
identity, her devotion to her faith, and the right to be accepted for
who she is while adhering to her family and her faith. Her faith and
family test her, and finally Hanna must give them the choice: accept who
she is-a gay Muslim-or lose her forever.
Poetic and lyrical, the play is a beautiful exploration of religious and
sexual identity, clashing cultures, loyalty, hopes and dreams, parental
bonds and attendant feelings of safety or threat. It is a plea for
understanding and tolerance at a time of fear and religious, moral, and
political polarization. But mostly “No Word in Guyanese for Me” is about
communication and unconditional love: the difficulties of it, the search
for it, and the desperate need to be heard.
Cast Size:
1 Female
KINDLE EDITION
SCRIPT SAMPLE
"a moving testament to the human spirit." - Robert
Machray, blogcritics.org
