Hir at ARTSWEST

Dates: (3/1/2018 - 3/25/2018 )

Theatre:

ARTSWEST

Seattle,WA

Buy Tickets

Phone: 2069380339

SUBMIT UPDATES

Photos Videos Discount

Cast Creative Edit

After a dishonorable discharge from the military for drug-related offenses, Isaac returns home from Afghanistan, expecting to confront his abusive father, protect his mother and sister, and relax into his old bedroom. His expectations are dashed, as he walks into a different kind of chaos. Father Arnold, having suffered a stroke, has turned into a helpless, childlike creature. Mother Paige, excited by this overthrow of the patriarchy, refuses to clean, and feeds Arnold a milkshake mixed with estrogen to keep him docile. And little sister Max, having come out as transgender, has begun to grow a beard. Paige welcomes Isaac home to the “new regime” with eager, if not open, arms, more than willing to educate him on the brave new post-gender world -- even though in the process, she is appropriating the experience of her child Max. Isaac, however is on shaky mental ground, scarred by his years in Mortuary Services, and reacts badly to the changes in his family, desperate to exert control and rebuild something resembling the life he knew -- even if this means reinstating Arnold in his place of prominence beside the television. When waning male privilege and PTSD collide with clown makeup and radical Faerie commune dreams, the result is explosive. Taylor Mac’s hilarious and terrifying Hir is a dysfunctional family dramedy for a new era, a highly intelligent, tenderly heartfelt, and deeply, darkly humorous portrayal of a family in crisis, in which domestic abuse, the trauma of war, and the acceptance of gender neutrality are illustrated in a nearly absurd, emotionally gripping, intensely real dynamic. With shadow puppets.

Authors

Tayor Mac

News About Hir at ARTSWEST

Winners Announced For Seattle's 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

February 01, 2019

The votes are in and the nominees have been announced! And now, the worthy recipients of the 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards are finally able to get the recognition they richly deserve.

Seattle Theater Writers Announce the Eighth Annual Nominations of the 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

January 26, 2019

Seattle's critics' circle announces Nominees of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions. Spanning dozens of theater companies and productions, from large and prominent to small and humble, the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards honor the excellence found in the myriad of professional theater productions that we reviewers attend in a year.

More Local Shows

Add a Seattle Show Listing

View all Videos

SEATTLE SHOWS


		Fat Ham BAGLEY WRIGHT THEATER (4/12 - 5/4)
		Vietgone Theatre Off Jackson (8/8 - 8/24)
		Clue The 5th Avenue Theatre (7/9 - 7/21)
		The Cher Show First Interstate Center for the Arts(Formally INB Performing Arts Center) (5/18 - 5/19)
		Cabaret Harlequin Productions (6/28 - 7/28) PHOTOS
		Red by John Logan Burien Actors Theatre (4/12 - 5/5)
		Can Can's Dolly! Can Can Culinary Cabaret (5/30 - 9/1)
		Hamilton (Philip Company) First Interstate Center for the Arts(Formally INB Performing Arts Center) (4/8 - 4/20)
VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW


News on your favorite shows, specials & more!