Water Lily by Ayesha Siddiqui

A woman returns home after a long absence to save her grandmother's dilapidated cabin that sits on protected marshland. Weaving the past and present worlds of the characters, a history of dreams, loss, and paralysis to the changing world around us is revealed. A play that explores how some of us can never leave places or events behind, too wounded by an environment that will never cease to change with or...
A woman returns home after a long absence to save her grandmother's dilapidated cabin that sits on protected marshland. Weaving the past and present worlds of the characters, a history of dreams, loss, and paralysis to the changing world around us is revealed. A play that explores how some of us can never leave places or events behind, too wounded by an environment that will never cease to change with or without us.

Semifinalist for Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, selected for the Sundance Institute Playwriting Workshop
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Water Lily

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  • Rachael Powles:
    9 Aug. 2021
    “ A stunning musing on growth and the unseen space that is life in rural America that raises questions about our nature without passing judgment. As someone who grew up rarely seeing stories like mine onstage, it meant so much to see these characters written with complexity. Cannot recommend this play enough, I hope I can see this performed in person someday. ”

Development History

  • Workshop
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    Sundance Institute
    ,
    2019

Awards

Semi-Finalist
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Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
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2021