Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY presents “Eclipsed”
May 29-June 8 | at theREP
“Eclipsed” tells the story of five Liberian women and their tale of survival near the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
Their lives set on a nightmarish detour by civil war, the captive wives of a Liberian rebel officer form a hardscrabble sisterhood. With the arrival of a new girl who can read — and the return of an old one who can kill — their possibilities are quickly transformed.
Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, these defiant survivors ask: when the fog of battle lifts, could a different destiny emerge?
“Eclipsed” offers a chilling, humanizing, and surprisingly funny portrait of transformation and renewal. This gripping play unearths the wreckage of war and celebrates the women who navigate and survive the most hostile of circumstances.