Zilah Mendoza is one of the stars of Women Beyond Borders.
Rubicon Theatre Company continues the 2019 “Coming of Age” season with the World Premiere of Women Beyond Borders, a play inspired by and loosely based on the remarkable journey of Lorraine Serena and a dynamic group of California-based artists who founded the non-profit Women Beyond Borders (WBB).
Determined to “make art as if the world matters,” Serena and associates fell upon the idea of box as metaphor: hope chest, treasure chest, womb, coffin, etc. They replicated miniature wooden boxes no bigger than a human heart and sent them to curators and friends in other countries with the goal of encouraging dialogue, collaboration and community among women and honoring creativity. The founders of WBB were astonished at what came back to them – eloquent expressions of the enormous depth and variety, but also the universality, of women’s experiences throughout the world. The boxes were accompanied by equally astonishing artists’ statements, in the form of letters, poems and stories asking about transcending barriers: geographical, social, racial, economic, emotional, gender-related, spiritual, etc. The play interweaves the journey of the organization and the artist’s statements. Actors (including Tony, Obie and Emmy Award-Winners) will rotate weekly and the script will be read at music stands in the style of Love, Loss and What I Wore or The Vagina Monologues. Jenny Sullivan directs.
Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura’s Downtown Cultural District
1006 E. Main St.
Box Office (for single and group tickets): 805.667.2900
Ticket Range: $20 – $55 ($150 for opening night including post-show party at Water’s Edge
Previews: $20-$40
Prices above do not include a $4 ticket service fee
Discounts Available for Groups of 10+
Discounts for Seniors 65 and over, Students, Teachers and active Military available
