*SOLD OUT*
Thursday, November 6, 2025
10 a.m.
Grades: 6-12
Tickets: $9
To be added to the waitlist, please call the Box Office at 708-235-2222 or email tickets@govst.edu.
GovState's Theatre and Performance Studies Program is excited to share a creative pivot in our upcoming presentation of Naomi Iizuka's Anon(ymous). Rather than a traditional full-scale production, we will be offering an elevated staged reading—a dynamic format that blends the intimacy of live storytelling with thoughtful production design elements. This approach allows us to spotlight the ensemble’s voices and the play’s poetic language in a way that deepens audience engagement and emphasizes the themes of identity, displacement, and resilience.
Anon(ymous) serves as a contemporary retelling of Homer's "The Odyssey". The story follows a young refugee named Anon, who is separated from his mother and embarks on a journey through the United States, encountering various characters along the way, some kind and others dangerous. The play explores themes of identity, displacement, and the search for home, reflecting on the experiences of refugees in modern society.
Curriculum Connections: Literature, World Humanities, World History, Language Arts