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 without...

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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  • Wendy Vogel: Water Lily by Ayesha Siddiqui
    “

    What a lovely show. Every audience member will find someone to identify with--the young ones with dreams ahead of them or the older and wiser, whose dreams change over the course of the play. Resilient characters, simple but powerful language...highly recommend this show.

    What a lovely show. Every audience member will find someone to identify with--the young ones with dreams ahead of them or the older and wiser, whose dreams change over the course of the play. Resilient characters, simple but powerful language...highly recommend this show.

    ”
  • Rachael Powles: Water Lily by Ayesha Siddiqui
    “

    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.

    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, Sundance Institute, 2019

Awards

  • Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
    Semi-Finalist
    2021