How to Defend Yourself by Lilliana Padilla

March 12-14 at 7:30pm & March 15 at 2pm at the Greenhouse Theatre Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave)

Seven college students gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is raped. They practice using their bodies as weapons. They wrestle with their desires. They learn the limits of self-defense. This play by writer, director, actor, and community builder Liliana Padilla explores the intersection of sex, community, and what it means to heal in a violent world. Padilla shows how learning self-defense becomes a channel for these college students’ rage, anxiety, confusion, trauma, and desire. The play examines what one wants, how to ask for it, and the ways rape culture threatens one’s body and sense of belonging.

Cast:

EG Canzano, Tyler James Finch, Kseniya Janyan, Maya Kumar, Abby Orr, Kayte Salgado, & D'Angelo Wright

Team:

Jianna Atlas, RJ Cecott, Ellie Donnelly, Lily Kerr-Jung, AJ Reinhardt, & August Tiemeyer