Unseen

by Mona Mansour

Conflict photographer Mia wakes up in the Istanbul apartment of her on-again, off-again girlfriend after being found unconscious at the scene of a massacre she was photographing. Mia can’t even remember being there, but she wired photos of the site hours before she was found. The two women resume their volatile push-pull when Mia’s well-meaning Californian mother arrives from the US, trying to help unravel what...

Conflict photographer Mia wakes up in the Istanbul apartment of her on-again, off-again girlfriend after being found unconscious at the scene of a massacre she was photographing. Mia can’t even remember being there, but she wired photos of the site hours before she was found. The two women resume their volatile push-pull when Mia’s well-meaning Californian mother arrives from the US, trying to help unravel what happened to her daughter.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Unseen

    A stunning play about the horrors happening in the Middle East and the roles that journalists play in it. A character study that looks at one woman's part in capturing the lives and deaths of people she will never truly know. This play says so much about what it truly means for an artist to know their subject. This play leaves so much room for lighting and projection designers to play around and create a visual feast for audiences.

    A stunning play about the horrors happening in the Middle East and the roles that journalists play in it. A character study that looks at one woman's part in capturing the lives and deaths of people she will never truly know. This play says so much about what it truly means for an artist to know their subject. This play leaves so much room for lighting and projection designers to play around and create a visual feast for audiences.

  • Cheryl Bear: Unseen

    A powerful political drama, well woven and a fascinating investigation into ourselves. Fantastic!

    A powerful political drama, well woven and a fascinating investigation into ourselves. Fantastic!

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Unseen

    A mystery and a political exploration of how we live, a romance and a psychological portrait, Unseen makes me wonder how much can we witness? How much can we blind ourselves to? This is a wonderful 3-hander for 3 strong female actors in a tightly structured drama that would be simple to produce! I'd love to see it!

    A mystery and a political exploration of how we live, a romance and a psychological portrait, Unseen makes me wonder how much can we witness? How much can we blind ourselves to? This is a wonderful 3-hander for 3 strong female actors in a tightly structured drama that would be simple to produce! I'd love to see it!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization New York Stage & Film, Year 2015
  • Type Workshop, Organization Lark Play Development Center, Year 2015
  • Type Commission, Organization South Coast Repertory, Year 2014

Production History