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Too Much Wishing Can Destroy the Dream... Two stories intertwine with each other until they become one. The first story is told in the present. The play begins with a poem, it echoes into the past, where bells of truth make sounds that resonate to the heart. It may be disturbing and real, but the journey for Lilly is about to end. For those who are watching, the journey has just begun. Lilly unexpectedly, finds herself in a poetry class. Maybe, just maybe, by finding a way to tell her story, it might release her from the past. Jason her teacher, a cold hearted man makes it all uncomfortable. Only the best are selected for the exam and she's not one of them. Despite the rejection, Lilly has a choice, whether to give up and leave the course, or to fight? As the poem is being told, we jump to the second story, which is the past. Lilly's wish is to be a dancer, an unexpected stranger arrives just in time. Thinking he's about to change her life for the better, he takes her to a house to be sex trafficked. Lilly is beaten up and forced to give services to men. Unable to go anywhere through fear of being killed, her only hope is to find comfort in drugs. This is a poetic play and it includes physical theatre and songs.

Creatives/Company

Author: Xenia Orphanides
Producer: XO Theatre