STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for SANCTUARY at the Lion Theatre

Using heart-wrenching emails from soldiers in Iraq along with TV news footage and Rumi & WW I poetry, SANCTUARY a new play written and performed by theater and film actress Susanne Sulby, will play a limited engagement January 3 through 23rd at Off Broadway's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Having received acclaimed productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Capital Fringe (Washington DC) earlier this season, SANCTUARY will have an official press opening Thursday, January 7th at 6:30PM. Click below to watch a brand new trailer for the show!

Staged by veteran director Stephen Stahl, the play will intrigue theatre audiences with a poignant and touching look on the impact of war on women over the centuries. The multi-character play features a suburban housewife, a TV news reporter (inspired by CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour), and a P.O.W. in Kosovo -- among other characters.

After being emotionally moved by the Serbo-Croatian conflict in the 1990's and the 9/11 tragedy, Sulby was inspired to write SANCTUARY from her relationship with television news and its ability to bring the journeys of those surrounded by war into her home. The heart-felt stories made her question her own various roles as a woman in these conflicts --- as the observer, victim, mother, and wife. She watched, from the comfort of her Pennsylvania home, a passive participant, as its horrors unfolded. "I was compelled to watch but struggled to understand the bleak absurdity of this slaughter. Although I was mesmerized by the news coverage, I initially felt impotent to respond. I searched so I could find my own path to sanctuary, simply put action, however small," says Sulby.

SANCTUARY will feature scenery designed by Peter Tupitza, costumes designed by Heather Stanley, lights designed by Ryan J. O'Gara along with projections designed by Olivia Sebesky.

For more about SANCTUARY, visit www.sanctuarytheplay.com. For tickets, call (212) 239-6200.

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