Silk Road Rising presents THE PLURALITY OF PRIVACY PROJECT

Silk Road Rising (Chief Programming Officer & Mission Trustee, Jamil Khoury, and Executive Director, Malik Gillani) is proud to announce P3M5: The Plurality of Privacy Project in 5-Minute Plays, the first in a pairing of staged readings in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut.

From 16 short plays, commissioned by theatre companies across the U.S. and Europe in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Washington, D.C., Silk Road Rising has curated a unique program comprised of staged readings of seven plays and screenings of two video plays.

P3M5: The Plurality of Privacy Project will be held January 13 and 14, 2018 at 4:00pm at Silk Road Rising located at 77 W. Washington St., Lower Level, Chicago, IL, 60602.

What does privacy mean in the digital age? P3M5 is a groundbreaking transatlantic theater project featuring 5-Minute Plays from such renowned playwrights as: Philip Kan Gotanda, Kenneth Lin, Rachida Lamrabet, and Marioan Hosseini. Presented in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Washington, D.C., and theatre companies across the U.S. and Europe, the collection aims to create an artistic and cultural dialogue around our divergent understandings of privacy in North America and Europe.

For more information, please visit: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/sup/p3m.html

Staged Readings

@HotImigrants by Paco Bezerra

Developed by Spain Arts & Culture with Schauspielhaus Graz,

Directed by Kaiser Ahmed

@CampTuleLake By Philip Kan Gotanda

Developed by the American Conservatory Theater,

Directed by Christine Bunuan

What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye by Simona Hamer

Developed by the Slovene National Theatre,

Directed by Kaiser Ahmed

Surveillance State by Marioan Hosseini

Developed by Unga Klara,

Directed by Christine Bunuan

Project DeBurkanisation by Rachida Lamrabet

Developed by the Royal Flemish Theatre

Directed by Kaiser Ahmed

The Truth and Nothing but the Truth by Mihaela Michailov

Developed by the National Theater Marin Sorescu,

Directed by Christine Bunuan

Quality, Reliability by Csaba Székely

Developed by the Weöres Sándor Színház Theater

Directed by Kaiser Ahmed

Video Plays

Stars by Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby

Developed by the New York Theatre Workshop

Absolutely Online by Tereza Volánková

Developed by Za P?t Dvanáct

Statement from Jamil Khoury, Chief Programming Officer & Mission Trustee

"Over the past two decades, many Americans have come to view privacy as a commodity with diminishing returns. We've exchanged privacy for elusive notions of community and friendship. What was once deemed personal and sacrosanct-medical records, bank statements, credit reports, tax returns, college transcripts-are but one leak away from the public domain. But not every country is as resigned to "transparency" as ours. Germany, for one, remembers a time when personal information was used as a weapon in the government's arsenal; as a result, Germans of today are extremely protective of personal data.

The short plays selected for P3M5 shed light on a whole spectrum of meanings ascribed to "privacy," as experienced around the world. Silk Road Rising is honored to serve as the Chicago partner in this global roll-out of provocative new stories."

About the Artists

Christine Bunuan (Director) is so excited to return to Silk Road Rising where she premiered her solo musical revue, Christmas at Christine's. She was recently seen as Mahi in Honeymoon in Vegas at The Marriott Theatre. Bunuan's other credits include First National Tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (David Stone Productions), Julius Caesar (Writers Theatre), Chimerica (TimeLine Theatre), Avenue Q (Mercury Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre), Kafka on the Shore (Steppenwolf), several shows at Chicago Children's Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, and many more. She also made a guest appearance in Chicago PD (NBC) last season. Most recently, Bunuan showed her artistic range in her role as Tricia in Silk Road Rising's current production of Wild Boar.

Kaiser Ahmed (Director) returns to Silk Road Rising after directing our staged reading of Illegal Helpers as well as acting in our staged readings of The Victims and Sankapan (Desire). Ahmed has directed The House of Yes, and the Cut-to-the-Chase one-acts Two Men on a Train Platform, Last Days of Communism and Memories from Dreamland for The Artistic Home. He has Assistant Directed past productions of Sweet Bird of Youth, The Skin of Our Teeth, Days to Come, Look Homeward, Angel, and Juno & the Paycock. Ahmed has held positions as Founding Artistic Director of Jackalope, current Associate Artistic Director of Jackalope and Ensemble Member of The Artistic Home. He is a 2015-16 Eugene O'Neill National Directors Fellowship Finalist. His directing work has also been featured at Rasaka Theatre and Victory Gardens as well.

About Silk Road Rising

Founded in 2002 as a creative response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Silk Road Rising creates live theatre and online videos that tell stories through primarily Asian American and Middle Eastern American lenses. Through its work, Silk Road Rising helps create a world that values art over ideology and inquiry over dogma.

About The Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. Global in reach, the Goethe-Institut aims to promote knowledge of the German language abroad, foster international cultural cooperation, and convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany's cultural, social and political life. P3M5 was commissioned by the Goethe-Institut Washington, D.C. and will be promoted by the Goethe-Institut Chicago.

January 13 and 14, 2018 at 4:00pm.. Run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission, including a Q & A session. General Admission: $10. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at www.silkroadrising.org or by calling the Silk Road Rising Box Office at 312.857.1234 x201.

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