How to Defend Yourself

By Liliana Padilla

23
Oct
10
Nov

Molly Brennan; by Shawn Poynter

The Lab Theatre

About the Play

College students come together for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is assaulted. A sharp, witty, funny, and ferocious play that explores how “not to be a victim,” and how to use your body as a weapon. The classes become a channel for rage, trauma, confusion, anxiety and desire. The play explores the way sexual assault steals your sense of belonging, and how these women might get that back.

ARTISTIC TEAM

Director – Jayne Morgan
Fight Director – Sam-Claire Bieber
Intimacy Director – Casey Sams
Scenic Designer – Alondra Castro
Costume Designer – Tori Niemiec
Lighting Designer – Dylan Tillery
Sound Designer – Elisabeth Dupuy
Stage Manager – Ada Hermoso
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Advisories:
This production is recommended for mature audiences and contains adult language, substance use, profanity, and themes of sexuality and sexual violence throughout the entire performance. The characters navigate trauma, sex, and sexual assault.

MOBILE PLAYBILL ⇒

Team Member
Suniyah (Sunni) Thomas

Mojdeh

Team Member
Allison Hahn

Diana

Team Member
GG Grigsby

Nikki

Team Member
Molly Brennan

Brandi

Team Member
Alana Mara

Kara

Team Member
Jordan Goskowicz

Eggo

Team Member
Trevor Schmitt-Ernst

Andy

Team Member
Lara Qing-Bodiya

Susannah

Team Member
Emily Luna

U/S Brandi / Kara

23
Oct
10
Nov
2024

Single tickets will go on sale August 5.

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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.

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