DOGS OF RWANDA

by Sean Christopher Lewis

"Highly recommended... a powerful world premiere"- Chicago Reader

"Highly Recommended... Dogs of Rwanda is the REAL DEAL"- Phindie

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1994. At 16 years of age David found himself in Uganda as a church missionary. When he follows the girl of his dreams into the woods to help a Rwandan boy they’ve stumbled upon he enters a world from which he will never fully be able to escape. On the 20th anniversary of the...

"Highly recommended... a powerful world premiere"- Chicago Reader

"Highly Recommended... Dogs of Rwanda is the REAL DEAL"- Phindie

"

1994. At 16 years of age David found himself in Uganda as a church missionary. When he follows the girl of his dreams into the woods to help a Rwandan boy they’ve stumbled upon he enters a world from which he will never fully be able to escape. On the 20th anniversary of the genocide he witnessed firsthand a book David wrote regarding his experiences that Spring arrives with a note from the Rwandan boy he once tried to save. “You didn’t tell them everything,” it says. “You didn’t tell them everything.” A dinner party story for the ages.

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DOGS OF RWANDA

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  • Cheryl Bear: DOGS OF RWANDA by Sean Christopher Lewis
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    A powerful story of a horror one could never forget. Visceral and well done.

    A powerful story of a horror one could never forget. Visceral and well done.

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  • National New Play Network: DOGS OF RWANDA by Sean Christopher Lewis
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    Dogs of Rwanda by Sean Christopher Lewis is currently receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are 16th Street Theater (Berwyn, IL), Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN), Interact Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA), and Out of Hand Theater (Atlanta, GA).

    Dogs of Rwanda by Sean Christopher Lewis is currently receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are 16th Street Theater (Berwyn, IL), Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN), Interact Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA), and Out of Hand Theater (Atlanta, GA).

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Redfern Performing Arts Center, 2015
  • Workshop, Legion Arts (National Performance Network), 2014
  • Workshop, Available Light Theatre, 2014
  • Workshop, Ojai Playwrights Conference, 2013

Production History

  • Professional, Tucson Labyrinth Project, 2018
  • Professional, Urban Stages (Off Broadway Premiere), 2018
  • Professional, Interact Theatre, Philadelphia PA, 2017
  • Professional, Out of Hand Theatre, Atlanta GA, 2017
  • Professional, 16th Street Theatre, Chicago IL, 2016
  • Professional, Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis IN, 2016

Awards

  • Ten Best Plays of the Year
    Philadelphia Inquirer
    Judges' Choice
    2017
  • Best Drama
    Arizona Daily Star
    Judges' Choice
    2018