WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS

by Jonathan Alexandratos

In this magical play in three parts, we follow refugee O as she escapes Albania, through Greece, to the U.S. with her arranged husband Fotos. Through dance, puppetry, queerness, survival, non-binary ghost rabbits, and a mysterious strawberry that exists in O's brain, we answer the question: Where is home when home is destroyed? WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS was created with a generous New Works Grant from the...

In this magical play in three parts, we follow refugee O as she escapes Albania, through Greece, to the U.S. with her arranged husband Fotos. Through dance, puppetry, queerness, survival, non-binary ghost rabbits, and a mysterious strawberry that exists in O's brain, we answer the question: Where is home when home is destroyed? WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS was created with a generous New Works Grant from the Queens Council on the Arts.

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  • Cheryl Bear: WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS by Jonathan Alexandratos
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    An exquisitely beautiful and tear jerking play that is so eloquent in it's description of survival after abuse and the bruises of humans. Fantastic work!

    An exquisitely beautiful and tear jerking play that is so eloquent in it's description of survival after abuse and the bruises of humans. Fantastic work!

    ”
  • Lisa Huberman: WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS by Jonathan Alexandratos
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    A heart-breaking epic that, like the nonbinary rabbit at is center, resists simple categorization. Jonathan's play explores the immigrant experience in all of its traumatic brutality and ethereal beauty. Jonathan's work challenges the reader to look beyond labels.

    A heart-breaking epic that, like the nonbinary rabbit at is center, resists simple categorization. Jonathan's play explores the immigrant experience in all of its traumatic brutality and ethereal beauty. Jonathan's work challenges the reader to look beyond labels.

    ”
  • Kari Bentley-Quinn: WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS by Jonathan Alexandratos
    “

    This is a heartrending bruise of a play, and it examines both domestic violence and the story of an immigrant from a completely unique angle. I have watched Jonathan's work develop over the past several years, and this play is a great example of their skill as a singularly imaginative dramatist.

    This is a heartrending bruise of a play, and it examines both domestic violence and the story of an immigrant from a completely unique angle. I have watched Jonathan's work develop over the past several years, and this play is a great example of their skill as a singularly imaginative dramatist.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Mission to (dit)Mars, 2018
  • Reading, Queens Council on the Arts, 2018

Awards

  • Queens Council on the Arts New Works Grant
    Queens Council on the Arts
    Selection
    2018