Polylogues

Colt Coeur produced Polylogues at HERE Arts Center:
September 17 - October 9, 2021.

Created, Written, & Performed by Xandra Nur Clark
Directed by Molly Clifford

Cast: 1

Description:

Polylogues is an interview-based solo show that investigates real people’s experiences with nonmonogamy—and love in all its forms. Writer/performer Xandra Nur Clark is more like a medium than an actor, listening on headphones to interviews while performing them. By providing anonymity to each interviewee, Xandra channels voices and stories that could never be heard if the storytellers’ identities were known. The result is a vibrant, intimate community forged on and off the stage through a wide range of perspectives—from a polyamorous senior to a child worried about her open parents, from a resident of a commune to an evangelical swinger, and from the fully committed to the cautiously curious. Polylogues examines what 21st century humans want in relationships, what we’re afraid of, and the many ways we are capable of loving beyond what any single one of us can imagine.

Developmental History:

PRODUCTION - Colt Coeur, 2021 (postponed from 2020 due to COVID)
SEMIFINALIST - New Dramatists Princess Grace Fellowship, 2022
WINNER - Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, 2020
HONOREE - Kilroys List 2020
WORKSHOP PRODUCTION - Dixon Place, 2019 (sold-out)
WORKSHOP PRODUCTION - The Tank, 2018 (sold-out)

Also developed through a Queer|Art Fellowship and at The Flea, Judson Church, Queer Abstract, Caveat, Theaterlab, Undiscovered Countries, The Green Room, numerous house shows, and even an engagement party.

Press:

“Hilarious… Clark performs this skillful piece of documentary theatre brilliantly.”
— The New Yorker

“a thoughtful, layered, smirk-free show… love is the tender element that flows through these often self-scrutinizing monologues”
— The New York Times

“thought-provoking, engaging and often funny”
— The Reviews Hub

“compelling theater… superb”
— The Hangover Report

“Clark’s performance is funny and warm; tender moments sneak up on the audience.“
— Columbia Journalism Review

“This…is the theater we need.”
— Culturebot

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